A theory is revolutionary by being openly antagonistic to all old thought

Evidence

The Enlightenment’s focus on rationalism and science did the opposite of what might be expected, inspiring new legions of monsters in domestic and foreign spaces, rather than eradicating them. … All of this inspired new categories of monsters that emerged as a way for the imagination to express itself in socially acceptable ways that did not offend religious morals. — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 352 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Enlightenment rationalism generated new monsters instead of eradicating them — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 352; Social movements generate theory rather than merely applying it; A revolutionary theory is defined by conscious rupture into two camps, not by content

Related

• Enlightenment rationalism generated new monsters instead of eradicating them (similarity 0.85)
• Enlightenment science created monsters that were not theologically constructed. (similarity 0.84)
• Anti-enlightenment ideology unconsciously reveres what it seeks to destroy (similarity 0.83)
• Monotheism inadvertently created the cognitive conditions for atheism and science. (similarity 0.81)
• Enlightenment thinkers retained older anti-Muslim stereotypes (similarity 0.79)
• The Age of Exploration expanded rather than ended European monster-making (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Social movements generate theory rather than merely applying it #corroborates (0.80)
• Enlightenment rationalism generated new monsters instead of eradicating them #exemplifies (0.75) — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 352