Living without why : Meister Eckhart's critique of the medieval concept of will

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Connolly, John M, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Will--History--To 1500.
• Eckhart, Meister, -1327.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Live without why!' advised Meister Eckhart (d. 1328). Arguing from classical philosophy and the Christian tradition, he opposed the views of Augustine and Aquinas. Connolly's book, the first to deal fully with the topic, discusses what Eckhart meant, how he justified it, and why it was condemned.

Contents:

• The will as rational appetite
• Aristotle's teleological eudaimonism
• St. Augustine's Christian conception of will
• Aquinas on happiness and the will
• Meister Eckhart, living on two levels
• Meister Eckhart, living without will
• Living without why, conclusion.

Notes:

• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 9, 2014).

ISBN:

0-19-935980-6