The mind that is Catholic [[electronic resource] ] : philosophical and political essays / / James V. Schall
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Schall James V
|
| Titolo: |
The mind that is Catholic [[electronic resource] ] : philosophical and political essays / / James V. Schall
|
| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 282 |
| Soggetto topico: | Christianity and politics - Catholic Church |
| Political science - Philosophy | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-332) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction: A certain crime unobserved -- On Catholic thinking. The mind that is Catholic ; Infinitized by the spirit: Maritain and the intellectual vocation ; Chesterton, the real heretic: the outstanding eccentricity of the peculiar sect called Roman Catholics ; The very graciousness of being -- Reckoning with Plato. On the uniqueness of Socrates: political philosophy and the rediscovery of the human body ; On the death of Plato: some philosophical thoughts on the Thracian maidens ; What is piety? -- The abiding implications of friendship. Aristotle on friendship ; The totality of society: from justice to friendship ; The Trinity: God is not alone -- The medieval experience. The point of medieval political philosophy ; Possessed of both a reason and a revelation ; Aquinas and the defense of ordinary things: on what common men call common sense -- Implications of Catholic thought. The realism of St. Augustine's political realism: Augustine and Machiavelli ; Mystifying indeed: on being fully human ; Transcendence and political philosophy ; Mysticism, political philosophy, and play -- Things practical and impractical. Sports and philosophy ; The real alternatives to just war -- Where does it lead? On choosing not to see ; The ultimate meaning of existence ; The beginning of the real story -- Conclusion: On being allowed to read Monte Cristo. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The mind that is Catholic |
| ISBN: | 0-8132-1826-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910785040803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |