God, Philosophy, Universities : A History of the Catholic Philosophical Tradition

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacIntyre, Alasdair C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church and philosophy--History.

Catholic universities and colleges--Curricula--History.

Philosophy--Study and teaching--History.

Universities and colleges--Curricula--History.

Local Subjects:

Catholic Church and philosophy--History.

Catholic universities and colleges--Curricula--History.

Philosophy--Study and teaching--History.

Universities and colleges--Curricula--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum International Publishing, 2009.

Summary:

Three convictions underlie this book. The first is that an educated Catholic laity needs to understand a good deal more about Catholic philosophical thought than it does now. The warring partisans on the great issues that engage our culture and politics presuppose the truth of some philosophical theses and the falsity of others. Second, argues MacIntyre, Catholic philosophy is best understood historically, as a continuing conversation through the centuries, in which we turn and return to the most important voices from our past. Third, philosophy is not just a matter of propositions affirmed or

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; God, Philosophy, Universities; Prologues to the Catholic Philosophical Tradition; Aquinas and After; The Threshold of Modern Philosophy; Modernity; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786612875830

9781282875838

1282875833

9781441172990

1441172998

OCLC:

676697404