On Creation, Science, Disenchantment and the Contours of Being and Knowing

AvMatthew W. Knotts,Miles Hollingworth

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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For Augustine the world is replete with meaning; it represents not merely a collection of facts to be catalogued but a repository of truths to be discovered and discerned, a view which contrasts with the one we have inherited as a result of the thought of figures such as Descartes, Newton, and Kant. What difference would it make to see the world as created?Matthew W. Knotts explores this question in close conversation with Augustine, according to whom our nature as God’s creatures determines fundamental aspects of our identity and our knowledge. In a postmodern context informed by a renewed appreciation of the limitations of human nature and reason, Augustine once again emerges as an insightful and compelling source for further reflection.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-19
Mått:140 x 214 x 18 mm
Vikt:280 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Reading Augustine
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781501344589

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Matthew W. Knotts teaches at Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Very few books on Augustine truthfully and precisely combine expertise in Augustine’s extensive writings, Augustinian scholarship, and modern philosophy. Knotts has impressively accomplished this task in this important book. He provides a subtle and engaging application of Augustine’s insights to contemporary hermeneutics and epistemology.

Innehållsförteckning

General IntroductionPart I: Creation in WisdomChapter 1: Aspects of (Re-)CreationChapter 2: The Problem of PridePart II: Divine Incorporeality: Two DilemmasChapter 3: A Re-Descriptive Account of Time as DistentioChapter 4: Seeing SapientiaPart III: An Interrogative Theory of KnowledgeChapter 5: Reading the UniverseChapter 6: Exploring Creation: Acknowledging and Transcending our FinitudeConclusion