Critchley philosophizes the Obama moment

By Laura Duane | February 23, 2009

At Big Think, Simon Critchley reflects on whether “Obama’s election signal(s) a desire for a new Enlightenment”:

Visit Big Think to watch the “Idea” and for the full transcript. For some discussion about Critchley’s past writings about Obama, see “This is our moment, this is our time,” by Robert Bellah and “Obama’s faith in the common good” by Ruth Braunstein at The Immanent Frame.

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Laura Duane

Laura Duane is a former editorial assistant for The Immanent Frame and regular contributor to here & there. Currently an editorial assistant at a major publishing house, she holds a B.A. in religion from Columbia University, where she studied religious minorities in diaspora.

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