Aristotle's Views on Religion and his Idea of Secularism

Anna Makolkin

E-LOGOS, 2015, vol. 2015, issue 2, 79 pages

Abstract: The purpose of this article to tackle the current real danger of cultural vandalism, posed by radical Islam and the overall resurgence of the Religious in the modern notionally secular societies. The method of analysis used is Aristotle's semiotic theory, his classification of signs (false, belief-causing and knowledge-producing ones), and his idea of secularism as a prerequisite of civilized society.

Keywords: false; true; belief-causing and true signs; cultural detour; cultural foundation; cultural vandalism; cultural shift; cultural map of orientation; disorientation instrument; control; barbarism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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