Aristotle on religion
Aristotle is a severe critic of traditional religion, believing it to be false, yet he also holds that traditional religion and its institutions are necessary if any city, including the ideal city he describes in the Politics, is to exist and flourish. This book provides, for the first time, a coher...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2017.
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| Dans: | Année: 2017 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Aristoteles 384 avant J.-C.-322 avant J.-C.
/ Religion
B Aristoteles 384 avant J.-C.-322 avant J.-C. / Aristotélisme / Religion / Philosophie des religions |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Aristotle
Religion
B Aristotle ; Religion B Greece ; Religion B Aristotle B Greece Religion |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
Print version: 9781108415255 |
| Résumé: | Aristotle is a severe critic of traditional religion, believing it to be false, yet he also holds that traditional religion and its institutions are necessary if any city, including the ideal city he describes in the Politics, is to exist and flourish. This book provides, for the first time, a coherent account of the socio-political role which Aristotle attributes to traditional religion despite his rejection of its content. Mor Segev argues that Aristotle thinks traditional religion is politically necessary because it prepares the ground for what he considers the pinnacle of human endeavor: attaining the knowledge of first philosophy, whose objects are real beings worthy of being called gods. Developing this interpretation, Segev goes on to analyze Aristotle's references to the myths of traditional Greek religion, and to assess his influence on medieval Jewish and Christian theology and philosophy of religion. |
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| Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Nov 2017) |
| ISBN: | 1108231756 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108231756 |