Formulation of the Claim
The text rejects building new ideologies from the remnants of multiple bodies of knowledge, that is, contenting oneself with an intellectual patchwork that does not produce critical knowledge.
Explanation
What is meant is not merely an objection to “remediation” as a formal fix, but a critique of a method that gathers scattered fragments of knowledge to turn them into an ideological discourse. In this sense, the text rejects any intellectual edifice built on patching and assembling the leftovers of knowledge rather than on a critical and methodical foundation.
Its Place in the Book’s Argument
This idea appears within a broader warning about the limits of makeshift solutions in dealing with thought; it distinguishes between reconstructing knowledge and assembling disparate elements to produce a discourse that only appears coherent from the outside. It is therefore directly linked to the critique of reason and to the need for a critical historical method that does not stop at remediation.
What the Atom Does Not Say
The atom does not say that every combination of multiple bodies of knowledge is rejected, nor that it condemns any reformist effort. It only specifies its rejection of ideological construction based on unexamined remnants of knowledge.
Brief Evidence Passage
The text warns against “remediation/patching” as a way of building ideologies from the remnants of multiple bodies of knowledge. The point is not formal repair, but a critique of a method that gathers scattered fragments of knowledge to produce an ideological discourse. For that reason, the text rejects intellectual construction based on assembly rather than critical examination.
Related Links
Islamic Thought: Critique and Ijtihad, Critique of Islamic Reason, Text and History, Critique of Reason