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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785366703321

Autore

MacIntyre Alasdair C

Titolo

God, Philosophy, Universities [[electronic resource] ] : A History of the Catholic Philosophical Tradition

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2009

ISBN

1-282-87583-3

9786612875830

1-4411-7299-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

210

Soggetti

Catholic Church and philosophy -- History

Catholic universities and colleges -- Curricula -- History

Philosophy -- Study and teaching -- History

Universities and colleges -- Curricula -- History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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