Source: Law & Liberty
by Lee Oser
“Modernity is a work of intellectual justice. By ‘a work of intellectual justice,’ I mean something more than a search for meaning. Beyond this noble search or quest, which has been symbolized throughout world literature, modernity entails a specifically human response to a kind of plague, in that modern thinkers strive for an interpretation of the world that brings relief from the intellectual burden of living amidst illusions and the constant buzzing of flies. This relief is afforded by the appearance of a unifying point of view that, in comparison with its rivals, is richer in knowledge and experience, more real in its perceptions, and more in touch with the permanent conditions of human life. This gain in perspective cannot be achieved without study of the past.” (06/01/26)