Stefan Ahrens

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Dept. of Social Science, Political Science Division, Faculty Member

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- ph.d student at Kiel University (Germany)

- ph.d thesis: "Joseph Ratzinger/Benedikt XVI. und das moderne politische Denken - Annäherungen und Differenzen" (Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI and modern political thought -approaches and differences) (in development)
Supervisors: Prof. Tine Stein
Address: Bad Abbach

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Max Horkheimer und Joseph Ratzinger: Vertreter einer über sich selbst `aufgeklärten Aufklärung´?

Diskurs. Zeitschrift für gesellschafts- und geisteswissenschaftliche Interventionen, Jan 25, 2013

Together with his colleague Theodor W. Adorno of the »Frankfurt School«, Max Horkheimer’s critiqu... more Together with his colleague Theodor W. Adorno of the »Frankfurt School«, Max Horkheimer’s critiques of enlightenment, modern thought and instrumental reason remain to be some of the most powerful and controversial discussed statements in 20th century political and social thought. In this essay, Horkheimer’s thoughts will be compared with those of Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, who appears to be the most prominent critic of modern thought and a scientific understanding of reason at the beginning of the 21st century. Ratzinger/Benedict XVI quoted Horkheimer and Adorno in his papal encyclical Spe Salvi about the Christian understanding of hope. Despite many differences in their works there are also some visible similarities within the origins, developments and formulations inside the thinking of Horkheimer and Ratzinger. Their views on totalitarianism, scientific reason and religion will be described as well as their role in an »enlightened enlightenment« which tries to save the strengths of enlightenment thought and renouncing its weaknesses.

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`Drei Wellen der Modernität´und `Drei Wellen der Enthellenisierung´ - Anmerkungen zur Modernekritik von Leo Strauss und Joseph Ratzinger

Das Geheimnis der Wirklichkeit. Kurt Hübner zum 90. Geburtstag, Freiburg/München (Verlag Karl Alber) 2011, S. 90-103. , 2011

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Max Horkheimer und Joseph Ratzinger: Vertreter einer über sich selbst `aufgeklärten Aufklärung´?

Diskurs. Zeitschrift für gesellschafts- und geisteswissenschaftliche Interventionen, Jan 25, 2013

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`Drei Wellen der Modernität´und `Drei Wellen der Enthellenisierung´ - Anmerkungen zur Modernekritik von Leo Strauss und Joseph Ratzinger

Das Geheimnis der Wirklichkeit. Kurt Hübner zum 90. Geburtstag, Freiburg/München (Verlag Karl Alber) 2011, S. 90-103. , 2011

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