A Dish of Philosophy on the Side

In my banner description across the top of this blog page, one of things that would be up for discussion is philosophy. I've been remiss in that, caught up in politics and religion as I am.

Rob, contributor to this blog, has a new contributor on his Windrose Hotel blog, Angelo, and he writes about philosophy.

His first installment addresses secularization, modernity and religion. Very cool and thought provoking.

An excerpt: "...maintains that in the past it was commonly accepted that modernity and secularization proceed together. The more a nation embraces the principles of democracy, rights and participation, the more it becomes secular in the sense that religious ideas have less relevance in the public life." Full article here.