The question paper · 15 · Source of truth & authority

Does it rely on revelation, reason, science, intuition, tradition, or personal experience?

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NationalismANSWERED

On tradition, shared history, and sentiment, supported by historical scholarship — not on revelation. Herder pointed to language and folk culture as the evidence of nationhood; Renan pointed to memory and consent.

Herder's writings on language and Volk; E. Renan, What Is a Nation?

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