The Augustinian Tradition (Philosophical Traditions) |
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By University of California Press
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Augustine, probably the single thinker who did the most to Christianize the classical learning of ancient Greece and Rome, exerted a remarkable influence on medieval and modern thought, and he speaks forcefully and directly to twentieth-century readers as well. The most widely read of his writings today are, no doubt, his Confessions--the first significant autobiography in world literature--and The City of God. The preoccupations of those two works, like those of Augustine's less well-known writings, include self-examination, human motivation, dreams, skepticism, language, time, war, and history--topics that still fascinate and perplex us 1,600 years later.
The Augustinian Tradition, like a number of recent single-authored books, expresses a new interest among contemporary philosophers in interpreting Augustine freshly for readers today. These articles, most of them written expressly for the book, present Augustine's ideas in a way that respects their historical context and the long history of their influence. Yet the authors, among whom are some of the best philosophers writing in English today, make clear the relevance of Augustine's ideas to present-day debates in philosophy, literary studies, and the history of ideas and religion. Students and scholars will find that these essays provide impressive evidence of the persisting vitality of Augustine's thought.
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Modern Augustinian Thought via Analytic Philosophy, 2002-09-01
This text is a collection of modern philosophers (most, if not all are analytic philosophers) and their essays on various topics. Some of these topics pertain to Augustinian subjects and some do not. For instance, Alvin Plantinga's work titled "Augustinian Christian Philosophy," Genevieve Lloyd's article "Augustine and the 'Problem' of Time," Simon Harrison's "Do We Have a Will?: Augustine's Way in to the Will," and Philip L. Quinn's "Disputing the Augustinian Legacy: John Locke and Jonathan Edwards on Romans" would be the more "Augustinian" articles (others included). On the other hand, others such as "Romancing the Good: God and Self According to St. Anselm of Canterbury," by Marylin McCord Adams would perhaps be less "Augustinian" in their overall content. The articles were not historical in their approach (which does not necessarily make them bad articles), but if you are wanting a historical assessment or approach to Augustine's philosophy, then you will not find it in these pages. This is what leads me to question the title of the work, which ultimately seems to be a misnomer. However, if you are wanting a wide variety of articles that pertain to Augustine or some aspect of modern Augustinian thought, then perhaps this is a better text.
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 189.2
EAN: 9780520209992
ISBN: 0520209990
Label: University of California Press
Manufacturer: University of California Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 450
Publication Date: 1998-12-30
Publisher: University of California Press
Studio: University of California Press |
