The Cambridge Platonists (British and American Playwrights, 1750-1920) - Softcover

Patrides, C. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052129942X ISBN 13: 9780521299428

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2008

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This volume contains the selected discourses of four seventeenth-century philosophers, carefully chosen to illustrate the tenets characteristic of the influential movement known as Cambridge Platonism. The sermons are reprinted from the original texts and fully annotated with comparisons and references to a wide range of works.

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This volume contains the selected discourses of four seventeenth-century philosophers, carefully chosen to illustrate the tenets characteristic of the influential movement known as Cambridge Platonism. Fundamental to their beliefs is the statement most clearly voiced by Benjamin Whichcote, their leader by common consent, that the spiritual is not opposed to the rational, nor Grace to nature. Religion is based on reason, even in the presence of 'mystery'. Free will and Grace are not mutually exclusive. The editor's comprehensive introduction delineates the main principles of the Cambridge Platonists, in the light of their heritage. It compares their attitude to contemporary thought, stressing their mistrust both of institutionalised religion and of the rising tide of materialism. The sermons are reprinted from the original texts and fully annotated with comparisons and references to a wide range of works. The editor also includes a useful list for further reading, biographical notes and a comprehensive index.

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Camb Platonists Pb editado por Cambridge

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 052129942X
• ISBN 13: 9780521299428
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 376