http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/enlightenment Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:07:52 -0400 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:07:52 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1084/creating-europe-the-discourse-of-civilisation By Benjamin Walton - Today political philosophy is generally conducted in the light of the perceived triumph of liberalism. That is, it typically proceeds from the assumption that it is unreasonable, if not irrational or pathological, to resist liberalism whether as a mode of thought or as a social order. Despite critics' repeated attempts to demonstrate the incoherence of liberal values, they appear to have stood the test of time - so much so, that the solutions to the world's pressing social problems are largely being conceived of within the parameters of a liberal world order .2 However , E. P. Thompson asks rhetorically... Wed, 01 Jan 2014 07:58 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1084/creating-europe-the-discourse-of-civilisation