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Augustine and Philosophy

Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation

von: Phillip Cary, John Doody, Kim Paffenroth, Johannes Brachtendorf, John D. Caputo, Jesse Couenhoven, Alexander R. Eodice, Wayne J. Hankey, John Peter Kenney, Paul A. Macdonald Jr, Gareth B. Matthews, Roland J. Teske, Frederick Van Fleteren, James Wetzel
52,99 €
Verlag:	Lexington Books
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	10.07.2012
ISBN/EAN:	9780739145401
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	308

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Titelbeschreibung

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.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

The essays in this book, by a variety of leading Augustine scholars, examine not only Augustine's multifaceted philosophy and its relation to his epoch-making theology, but also his practice as a philosopher, as well as his relation to other philosophers both before and after him. Thus the collection shows that Augustine's philosophy remains an influence and a provocation in a wide variety of settings today.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction
 Part 2 Part I. Augustine's Philosophy
 Chapter 3 Augustine on the Glory and the Limits of Philosophy
 Chapter 4 Augustine and Philosophy:
Intellectus fidei
 Chapter 5 Augustine's First-Person Perspective
 Chapter 6 Keeping Time in Mind:Saint Augustine's Proposed Solution to a Perplexing Problem
 Chapter 7 Augustinian Compatibilism and the Doctrine of Election
 Chapter 8 Dreams of Responsibility
 Part 9 Part II. Augustine and Other Philosophers
 Chapter 10
Recurrens in te unum: Neoplatonic Form and Content in Augustine's Confessions
 Chapter 11 The Contradictores of Confessions XII
 Chapter 12 The Epistemology of Faith in Augustine and Aquinas
 Chapter 13 Augustine's Influence on the Philosophy of Henry of Ghent
 Chapter 14 Wittgenstein's Augustine:The Inauguration of the Later Philosophy
 Chapter 15 Toward a Postmodern Theology of the Cross: Augustine, Heidegger, Derrida

Autorenportrait

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.