Concepts of nature : ancient and modern / edited by R.J. Snell and Steven F. McGuire.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Snell, R. J., 1975- editor.

McGuire, Steven F., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of nature--History.

Philosophy of nature.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 244 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]

Summary:

If natural law arguments struggle to gain traction in contemporary moral and political discourse, could it be because we moderns do not share the understanding of nature on which that language was developed? Building on the work of important thinkers of the last half-century, including Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, John Finnis, and Bernard Lonergan, the essays in Concepts of Nature compare and contrast classical, medieval, and modern conceptions of nature in order to better understand how and why the concept of nature no longer seems to provide a limit or standard for human action. These essays also evaluate whether a rearticulation of pre-modern ideas (or perhaps a reconciliation or reconstitution on modern terms) is desirable and/or possible. Edited by R. J. Snell and Steven F. McGuire, this book will be of interest to intellectual historians, political theorists, theologians, and philosophers.

Contents:

Voegelin's Analysis of Human Nature in Aristotle / Barry Cooper Cooper, Barry 9

Response to Barry Cooper / Thomas W. Smith Smith, Thomas W. 33

Nature, Human Nature, and Human Dignity in Light of the Primary Experience of the Cosmos / Glenn Hughes Hughes, Glenn 43

Response to Glenn Hughes / Melissa Moschella Moschella, Melissa 63

Natural Rights and History: Hugo Grotius's Modern Translation of Aristotle / Jeremy Seth Geddert Geddert, Jeremy Seth 71

Response to Jeremy Geddert / Jesse Covington Covington, Jesse 91

Categories and Causes: Physics and Politics for Aristotle and for Us / James Stoner Jr. Stoner, James, Jr. 101

Response to James Stoner Jr. / Christopher O. Tollefsen Tollefsen, Christopher O. 117

Rousseau on Nature, Freedom, and the Moral Life / Susan Meld Shell Shell, Susan Meld 125

Response to Susan Meld Shell / Geoffrey M. Vaughan Vaughan, Geoffrey M. 139

Nature, History, and the Problem of Progress in H. G. Wells / Charles T. Rubin Rubin, Charles T. 149

Response to Charles Rubin / Amy Gilbert Richards Richards, Amy Gilbert 169

Nature in Louis Dupré's Model of Modernity / Stephen M. Fields, S.J. Fields, S.J., Stephen M. 177

Response to Stephen Fields, S.J. / Anna Bonta Moreland Moreland, Anna Bonta 191

From Pure Nature to Concrete Subject: The Question of God in the Secular Age / Randall S. Rosenberg Rosenberg, Randall S. 199

Response to Randall Rosenberg / Gregory R. Beabout Beabout, Gregory R. 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Concepts of nature

ISBN:

9781498527545

149852754X

OCLC:

957133947