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Author MacIntyre, Alasdair C

Title God, philosophy, universities : a selective history of the Catholic philosophical tradition / Alasdair MacIntyre
Published London : Continuum, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 193 pages)
Contents Introduction; God, Philosophy, Universities; Prologues to the Catholic Philosophical Tradition; Aquinas and After; The Threshold of Modern Philosophy; Modernity; Index; About the Author
Summary Three convictions underlie this book. The first is that an educated Catholic laity needs to understand a good deal more about Catholic philosophical thought than it does now. The warring partisans on the great issues that engage our culture and politics presuppose the truth of some philosophical theses and the falsity of others. Second, argues MacIntyre, Catholic philosophy is best understood historically, as a continuing conversation through the centuries, in which we turn and return to the most important voices from our past. Third, philosophy is not just a matter of propositions affirmed or
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Catholic Church and philosophy -- History
Philosophy -- Study and teaching -- History
Universities and colleges -- Curricula -- History
Catholic universities and colleges -- Curricula -- History
PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- General.
Catholic Church and philosophy
Catholic universities and colleges -- Curricula
Philosophy -- Study and teaching
Universities and colleges -- Curricula
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781441172990
1441172998