Since Merra Nanda raised the idea of Post Modernism undermining the Enlightenment, the article here is a great summary of challenges and champions of the Enlightenment project, in the work of Juergen Habermas, who is a battle weary champion of it; of course the challenge comes from Derrida, Lyotard, Foucault, and all those other French "terrorists."

The Challenge of Modernity: Habermas and Critical Theory

from: Theory & Science (2003)
ISSN: 1527-5558
by Jason L. Powell
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Meera Nanda has an interesting arugument in this article (which for many reasons I don't really agree with). Here she takes postmodernism to task for "in her view" validating Vedic Science, which she intends to debunk! This is the article referred to in Sri Kant's critique in my prior posting. ...   more »

Rejoinder to Meera Nanda's Article "Postmodernism, Hindu nationalism and Vedic science" By "Srikant" - May 13, 2005

In an article 'Postmodernism, Hindu Nationalism and Vedic Science' in the Frontline magazine (December 20,2003 - January 02, 2004), Meera Nanda criticizes the Postmodernists for their inadvertent support of the Hindutva points of view that present an integrating perspective of modern science and the Vedic wisdom.

First the author presents a general idea about Postmodernism. It is ...   more »