Spiritual Exercises in the Western Philosophical Tradition
Author: Julian ScottJanuary 22, 2024
Although modern philosophy is mainly an intellectual pursuit, it has had immense impact on the shaping of our world. The philosophy of Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626) was largely responsible for the current scientific worldview and the explosion of technology; Auguste Comte (1798 - 1857) schematized the foundations of a theory of linear progress in history that has dominated the Western worldview [...]