The Betrayal of Enlightenment by Maarten Boudry

out early next year. (29/7/26)

This guy has a point in my view.

The Betrayal of the Enlightenment: Why We Need A New Progress Movement

Western civilization seems to have lost its belief in the Enlightenment project—the ambition to continually improve the world through science, technology, human reason, and the free exchange of ideas. For two centuries so-called “progressives” were the main champions of these Enlightenment ideals. Today, however, many progressives have grown disillusioned with the revolution of ideas that first burst onto the scene in Western Europe, and with the whole idea of “progress”.

Industrial modernity, they claim, is destroying our planet. Globalised capitalism is a force of ruthless exploitation and leads to an ever widening gap between rich and poor. Endless economic growth is a dangerous fantasy. And the Enlightenment project was never more than a fig leaf for cultural supremacy and colonialism.

This guy is a interesting guy and at least raises philosophical objections to modernity in some of its forms. For the record I am pro West,pro Science but also pro Christian!