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| | Theology Today - Vol 23, No. 3 - October 1966 - ARTICLE - Lev Shestov: A Russian Jewish Existentialist |
 | | The gods of nineteenth and twentieth century man-science, technology, the idea of inevitable historical progress, autonomous ethics, and, most of all, rationalist systems of philosophy- were for him idols, devoid of ultimate meaning but terrible in their potentiality for destruction. |
 | | It is Shestov's revolt against scientism and philosophic rationalism, a revolt carried on with immense polemical passion and extraordinary dialectical skill, that has drawn attention to his work but at the same time repelled most readers. |
 | | Reason and its by-product, the scientific method, have their proper use and rightful place in obtaining knowledge of empirical phenomena, but they cannot and must not be allowed to determine the directions of man's metaphysical quest or to decide on the ultimate issues-issues such as the reality of God, human freedom, and immortality. |
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