Aristotle on Religion
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
España peninsular
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 flou...
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- ISBN13 9781108415255
- ISBN10 1108415253
- Tipo LIBRO
- Páginas 198
- Año de Edición 2017
- Idioma Inglés
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
Aristotle on Religion
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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 flou...
España peninsular
Detalles del libro
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 ?rst 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.
Provides a unified and comprehensive account of the role of traditional religion in Aristotle's theory, and discusses the influence of Aristotle's view of religion on medieval thinkers. The book will appeal to those interested in ancient Greek philosophy, medieval philosophy, the philosophy of religion and political philosophy.