Jude P. Dougherty

Wretched Aristotle (eBook, ePUB)

Using the Past to Rescue the Future

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

About eighty-five years ago, philosophers and literary intellectuals as diverse as Edmund Husserl, George Santayana, and Paul Valéry, aware of the declining influence of Christianity, spoke of "the crisis of Western civilization." In Wretched Aristotle: Using the Past to Rescue the Future, Jude P. Dougherty offers an intriguing reexamination of this crisis in contemporary times. Situating his argument in the context of ongoing debate concerning the nature of the public philosophy that underpins ideas of freedom, Dougherty identifies the essential features of Western culture through a series of interrelated essays. Each essay reinforces the idea that modernity cannot be understood apart from its break with classical antiquity. Wretched Aristotle offers a refreshing historical approach to this issue that will make it appealing to those interested in the mutual influence of science and culture and the role of religion in culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739140086
• Artikelnr.: 38228407

Autorenporträt

Jude P. Dougherty is dean emeritus and professor emeritus of philosophy at The Catholic University of America and editor ofThe Review of Metaphysics.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 I. The Relevance of Antiquity Chapter 2 Chapter 1.Wretched Aristotle
Chapter 3 Chapter 2.Tom Wolfe's Epictetus Chapter 4 Chapter 3.Aristotle in
North America Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Ora et Labora: Benedict's Legacy Chapter
6 Chapter 5.Ancients and Moderns on the Subject of Property Chapter 7
Chapter 6.The Ontology of the Artifact Part 8 II. The Role of Religion in
Society Chapter 9 Chapter 7.The Failure of Positivism and the Enduring
Legacy of Comte Chapter 10 Chapter 8.Judicial Decision within the Rule of
Law Chapter 11 Chapter 9.Modern Interpretations of Religion: The Legacy of
Hume and Kant Chapter 12 Chapter 10.Santayana on the Role of Religion in
Society Chapter 13 Chapter 11.Indestructible Islam Chapter 14 Chapter
12.Science and the Shaping of Modernity: The Reciprocal Influence of
Science and Culture Chapter 15 Chapter 13.The Use and Abuse of Analogy and
Metaphor in Scientific Explanation Part 16 III. Contemporary Moral Issues
Chapter 17 Chapter 14.Morality with and without God Chapter 18 Chapter
15.Responsibility: Recognition and Limits Chapter 19 Chapter 16.National
Identity Chapter 20 Chapter 17.The Fragility of Democracy Chapter 21
Chapter 18.The Socialist Mind Chapter 22 Chapter 19.The Natural Basis of
the Theological Virtue of Hope