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, who argues that postmodernism is not so much a rejection of modern foundationalism as \u201cunmasking what has been hidden in the modern.\u201d In classic Enlightenment foundationalism, reason is self-grounded, and faith in reason is a dogmatic faith. For consistency\u2019s sake, Enlightenment thinkers should have rejected their own dogma along with all the others: In short, if \u201cthe sphere of reason is wholly unfettered, no knowledge can rest upon an unquestioned foundation, because even the most firmly held notions can only be regarded as valid \u2018in principle\u2019 or \u2018until further notice.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wells quotes from British sociologist Anthony Giddens , who argues that postmodernism is not so much a rejection of modern foundationalism as \u201cunmasking what has been hidden in the modern.\u201d In classic Enlightenment foundationalism, reason is self-grounded, and faith in reason is a dogmatic faith. For consistency\u2019s sake, Enlightenment thinkers should have rejected their own […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-philosophy"],"yoast_head":"\n
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