Beauty and the Good : Recovering the Classical Tradition from Plato to Duns Scotus

"Seeking to provide a richer alternative to both the contemporary cult of beauty and appearance and the concomitant decline of real beauty, this book offers a systematic treatment of the relationship between beauty and the good by drawing from ancient (e.g., Plato, Aristotle, and others) and me...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [S.l.] : CATHOLIC UNIV OF AMER P, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Aesthetics > Religious aspects > Christianity
Aesthetics
Aesthetics > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Aesthetics > History > To 1500.
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Seeking to provide a richer alternative to both the contemporary cult of beauty and appearance and the concomitant decline of real beauty, this book offers a systematic treatment of the relationship between beauty and the good by drawing from ancient (e.g., Plato, Aristotle, and others) and medieval (e.g., Aquinas, Bonaventure, Hugh of St. Victor, and others) thought in such a way as to bring together scholars in these traditions"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9780813233543

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