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UNINA9910808876903321 |
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Autore |
MacIntyre Alasdair C |
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Titolo |
God, Philosophy, Universities : A History of the Catholic Philosophical Tradition |
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London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87583-3 |
9786612875830 |
1-4411-7299-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Catholic Church and philosophy -- History |
Catholic universities and colleges -- Curricula -- History |
Philosophy -- Study and teaching -- History |
Universities and colleges -- Curricula -- History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; God, Philosophy, Universities; Prologues to the Catholic Philosophical Tradition; Aquinas and After; The Threshold of Modern Philosophy; Modernity; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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