St. Augustine in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) - Softcover

Strathern, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566631505 ISBN 13: 9781566631501

Verlag: IVAN R DEE INC, 1997

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Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them...I find them hard to stop reading.--Richard Bernstein "The New York Times "

Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.--Jim Holt "The Wall Street Journal "

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A godsend in this era of the short attention span.--Daryl Royster Alexander "The New York Times "

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Augustine's struggles with sex and a domineering mother, followed by his spiritual crisis and conversion to Christianity - detailed in his Confessions - ultimately led him to his major contribution to philosophy: the fusion of the two doctrines of Christianity and Neoplatonism. This not only provided Christianity with a strong intellectual backing but tied it to the Greek tradition of philosophy. In this way Christianity managed to keep the flame of philosophy burning, however dimly, through the Dark Ages. Augustine also produced important philosophic ideas of his own, including theories of time and subjective knowledge that anticipated by many centuries the work of Kant and Descartes.
In St. Augustine in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of St. Augustine's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from St. Augustine's work; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place St. Augustine within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

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• Verlag: IVAN R DEE INC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1566631505
• ISBN 13: 9781566631501
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 89