Source: Law & Liberty
by Graham McAleer
“Descartes kicked off modernity with the epistemological problem of whether we ever know the world around us, and Kronman holds fast to verifiable knowledge: ‘the truth is preeminently what science declares it to be.’ Much of Kronman’s conservatism stems from his love of the Great Books, but nowhere does he dwell on the varieties of evidence and proof that humanism employs. The humanist’s broad theory of truth haunts Kronman’s treatment of allegiance, specifically his struggle to find a stable place for love within his reason-based political order. Kronman argues that the progressive’s skepticism towards love of family, nation, and God mutilates the spirit.” (07/29/25)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/when-scientism-meets-humanism/