Premodernism revisited
... it appears to reflect the need for stringent guidelines, as well as strict criteria for black and white, friend and foe , and the righteous and unrighteous . To this end, we are definitely facing a challenge to postmodernism. Maxim Bratersky: Is Liberalism Dead? The limitations of rationalism and the need for deep social integration are plainly visible in internal organization of the Islamic State which is making mincemeat of the individual's private world, since the violation of the strict code of behavior is punishable by assorted torture and even public execution. We have already observed this approach in different historical periods; ...