The Kantian imperative to have the courage to think for oneself has involved a contemptuous disregard for the resources — Terry Eagleton, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate
The Kantian imperative to have the courage to think for oneself has involved a contemptuous disregard for the resources — Terry Eagleton, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate
The Kantian imperative to have the courage to think for oneself has involved a contemptuous disregard for the resources — Terry Eagleton, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate
The Kantian imperative to have the courage to think for oneself has involved a contemptuous disregard for the resources — Terry Eagleton, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate
The Kantian imperative to have the courage to think for oneself has involved a contemptuous disregard for the resources — Terry Eagleton, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate
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The Kantian imperative to have the courage to think for oneself has involved a contemptuous disregard for the resources of tradition and an infantile view of authority as inherently oppressive.

— Terry Eagleton, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate
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