LEADER 04819nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910813002803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-26104-9 010 $a9786613261045 010 $a0-231-52701-2 024 7 $a10.7312/lobe15314 035 $a(CKB)2550000000050815 035 $a(EBL)909611 035 $a(OCoLC)818857228 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000744437 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11421388 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000744437 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10843173 035 $a(PQKB)10728289 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000647344 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12235387 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647344 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10593919 035 $a(PQKB)11266788 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000455045 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC909611 035 $a(DE-B1597)459070 035 $a(OCoLC)796813112 035 $a(OCoLC)979574504 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231527019 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL909611 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491515 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL326104 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000050815 100 $a20100811d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe quest for God and the good$b[electronic resource] $eworld philosophy as a living experience /$fDiana Lobel 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (309 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-15315-5 311 $a0-231-15314-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. "God Saw That It Was Good": The Creation of the World in the Hebrew Bible -- $t2. A Divine Craftsman Shapes All for the Good: Plato's Realm of the Forms -- $t3. Change and the Good: Chinese Perspectives -- $t4. The Harmony of Reason and Revelation: Augustine and Maimonides on Good and Evil -- $t5. You Are the Absolute: Philosophies of India -- $t6. Compassion, Wisdom, Awakening: The Way of Buddhism -- $t7. The Good Is That to Which All Things Aim: Aristotle on God and the Good -- $t8. The Philosopher as Teacher: Al- F?r?b? on Contemplation and Action -- $t9. The Imitation of God: Maimonides on the Active and the Contemplative Life -- $t10. The Dance of Human Expression: Al-Ghaz?l? and Maimonides -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aDiana Lobel takes readers on a journey across Eastern and Western philosophical and religious traditions to discover a beauty and purpose at the heart of reality that makes life worth living. Guided by the ideas of ancient thinkers and the insight of the philosophical historian Pierre Hadot, The Quest for God and the Good treats philosophy not as an abstract, theoretical discipline, but as a living experience. For centuries, human beings have struggled to know why we are here, whether a higher being or dimension exists, and whether our existence is fundamentally good. Above all, we want to know whether the search for God and the good will bring happiness. Following in the path of the ancient philosophers, Lobel directly connects conceptions of God or an Absolute with notions of the good, illuminating diverse classical texts and thinkers. She explores the Bible and the work of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Maimonides, al-Farabi, and al-Ghazali. She reads the Tao Te Ching, I Ching, Bhagavad Gita, and Upanishads, as well as the texts of Theravada, Mahayana, and Zen Buddhism, and traces the repercussions of these works in the modern thought of Alfred North Whitehead, Iris Murdoch, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Charles Taylor. While each of these texts and thinkers sets forth a distinct and unique vision, all maintain that human beings find fulfillment in their contact with beauty and purpose. Rather than arriving at one universal definition of God or the good, Lobel demonstrates the aesthetic value of multiple visions presented by many thinkers across cultures. The Quest for God and the Good sets forth a path of investigation and discovery culminating in intellectual and spiritual communion. 606 $aPhilosophy and religion 606 $aGod$vComparative studies 606 $aGood and evil$xReligious aspects$vComparative studies 606 $aReligious life$vComparative studies 615 0$aPhilosophy and religion. 615 0$aGod 615 0$aGood and evil$xReligious aspects 615 0$aReligious life 676 $a202/.11 700 $aLobel$b Diana$01594908 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813002803321 996 $aThe quest for God and the good$94088653 997 $aUNINA