Cargando…

Pursuing Eudaimonia : Re-Appropriating the Greek Philosophical Foundations of the Christian Apophatic Tradition.

This book offers an original account of an ancient, alternative form of 'negative' reason which stands in antithesis to its modern instrumental form which has dominated thinking about the pursuit of human development since the Enlightenment. It advances arguments for the recovery of such r...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, Brendan (Associate lecturer)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Colección:Liverpool Hope University studies in ethics series ; 10
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book offers an original account of an ancient, alternative form of 'negative' reason which stands in antithesis to its modern instrumental form which has dominated thinking about the pursuit of human development since the Enlightenment. It advances arguments for the recovery of such reason as a spiritual and therapeutic way of life and demonstrates that it is impossible to fully appreciate the Christian apophatic tradition without investigating the intricacies of its philosophical herita ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (261 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443846752
1443846759
1443842249
9781443842242
1299645372
9781299645370