Augustine and Philosophy (eBook)
308 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-4540-1 (ISBN)
Augustine of Hippo was a philosopher as well as theologian, bishop and saint. He aimed to practice philosophy not simply as an academic discipline but as a love for divine wisdom pervading everything in his life and work. To inquire into Augustine and philosophy is thus to get to the heart of his concerns as a Christian writer and uncover some of the reasons for his vast influence on Western thought. This volume, containing essays by leading Augustine scholars, includes a variety of inquiries into Augustine's philosophy in theory and practice, as well as his relation to philosophers before and after him. It opens up a variety of perspectives into the heart of Augustine's thought. He frequently reminds his readers, 'philosophy' means love of wisdom, and in that sense he expects that every worthy impulse in human life will have something philosophical about it, something directed toward the attainment of wisdom. In Augustine's own writing we find this expectation put into practice in a stunning variety of ways, as keys themes of Western philosophy and intricate forms of philosophical argument turn up everywhere. The collection of essays in this book examines just a few aspects of the relation of Augustine and philosophy, both in Augustine's own practice as a philosopher and in his interaction with others. The result is not one picture of the relation of Augustine and philosophy but many, as the authors of these essays ask many different questions about Augustine and his influence, and bring a large diversity of interests and expertise to their task. Thus the collection shows that Augustine's philosophy remains an influence and a provocation in a wide variety of settings today.
Phillip Cary is a professor of Philosophy at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, where he is also Scholar-in-Residence at the Templeton Honors College. John Doody is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Villanova University. Kim Paffenroth is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Iona College.
Chapter 1 IntroductionPart 2 Part I. Augustine's PhilosophyChapter 3 Augustine on the Glory and the Limits of PhilosophyChapter 4 Augustine and Philosophy: Intellectus fideiChapter 5 Augustine's First-Person PerspectiveChapter 6 Keeping Time in Mind:Saint Augustine's Proposed Solution to a Perplexing ProblemChapter 7 Augustinian Compatibilism and the Doctrine of ElectionChapter 8 Dreams of ResponsibilityPart 9 Part II. Augustine and Other PhilosophersChapter 10 Recurrens in te unum: Neoplatonic Form and Content in Augustine's ConfessionsChapter 11 The Contradictores of Confessions XIIChapter 12 The Epistemology of Faith in Augustine and AquinasChapter 13 Augustine's Influence on the Philosophy of Henry of GhentChapter 14 Wittgenstein's Augustine:The Inauguration of the Later PhilosophyChapter 15 Toward a Postmodern Theology of the Cross: Augustine, Heidegger, Derrida
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.7.2012 |
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Reihe/Serie | Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation |
Co-Autor | Johannes Brachtendorf, Roland J. Teske, James Wetzel, John D. Caputo, Jesse Couenhoven, Alexander R. Eodice, Frederick van Fleteren, Wayne J. Hankey, Paul A. Macdonald Jr, John Peter Kenney, Gareth B. Matthews |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters | |
Schlagworte | Augustine • Augustinian Philosophy • Christianity • Philosophy and Ethics • Religion • Religious Studies • Theology |
ISBN-10 | 0-7391-4540-1 / 0739145401 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7391-4540-1 / 9780739145401 |
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