"According to the grand narrative of Western progress, the history of the modern world was to be one of gradual demystification, disenchantment, and demythologization—all thanks to the steady advance of reason and science," writes editor Jay Tolson in his introduction to the Spring issue's theme. "We know how that worked out, and not only because the dream of reason produced more than its share of myth-spawned monsters, from the 'super race' of Nazism to the End of History promised in the various instances of truly existing socialism. But if the world today appears to be awash in unreason—think QAnon and its many cognates—large credit should go to reason itself: to the myth of Reason as the sole and sufficient guide to the True and the Good.
"For all its contributions to humankind's material betterment, the rationalist program fell short even on own progressive-utilitarian terms, repeatedly failing to deliver the greatest material good for the greatest number. Perhaps its greater failure, though, was its reduction of the Good to such a low common denominator, a reduction that has arguably contributed to a host of contemporary ills, from the collapse of communities to alienation and anomie."
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