عنوان

Augustine and politics as longing in the world /

شابک

0826263712

شابک

9780826263711

شابک اشتباه

0826213499

شابک اشتباه

1417528184

شابک اشتباه

9780826213495

شابک اشتباه

9781417528189

عنوان اصلي

Augustine and politics as longing in the world /

نام عام مواد

[Book]

نام نخستين پديدآور

John von Heyking.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Columbia, MO :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

University of Missouri Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

©2001.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

1 online resource (xvi, 278 pages).

عنوان فروست

Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273) and index.

متن يادداشت

PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

Saint Augustine's political thought has usually been interpreted by modern readers as suggesting that politics is based on sin. In Augustine and Politics as Longing in the World, John von Heyking shows that Augustine actually considered political life a substantive good that fulfills a human longing for a kind of wholeness. Rather than showing Augustine as supporting the Christian church's domination of politics, von Heyking argues that he held a subtler view of the relationship between religion and politics, one that preserves the independence of political life. And while many see his politics as based on a natural-law ethic or on one in which authority is conferred by direct revelation, von Heyking shows how Augustine held to an understanding of political ethics that emphasizes practical wisdom and judgment in a mode that resembles Aristotle rather than Machiavelli. Augustine and Politics as Longing in the World demonstrates some of the deficiencies in the way Augustine's political thought has been interpreted. It also explains why a rereading of his thought illuminates the current debates between "secularists" and proponents of "orthodoxy" and shows why these debates are miscast. By examining Augustine's political thought, von Heyking provides a way of resolving this controversy and shows how we can move beyond conflicting claims and thus moderate yet elevate political life. Behind Augustine's apparent antipolitical rhetoric lies his substantial agreement with his Roman philosophical interlocutors on virtue and politics. This allegedly antipolitical rhetoric is meant to tame the lust for domination of Roman patriots by showing that lust can never be satisfied by political goods. By opposing extreme "worldliness" with extreme "otherworldliness," Augustine appears to reject politics as a natural good. On the contrary, he affirmed politics as a natural good. Augustine and Politics as Longing in the World shows how Augustine's belief that politics was a way for humans to fulfill their longings for a kind of wholeness discloses a deeper affirmation of a more meaningful, pluralistic, and robust political life than his interpreters have previously appreciated.

متن يادداشت

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

عنوان

Augustine and politics as longing in the world.

شماره استاندارد بين المللي کتاب و موسيقي

0826213499

موضوع مستند نشده

Augustine,354-430-- Contributions in political science.

موضوع مستند نشده

Augustine,354-430

موضوع مستند نشده

Augustinus, Aurelius.

موضوع مستند نشده

History & Theory.

موضوع مستند نشده

Menselijk bestaan.

موضوع مستند نشده

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- History & Theory.

موضوع مستند نشده

Political science.

موضوع مستند نشده

POLITICAL SCIENCE.

موضوع مستند نشده

Politiek.

موضوع مستند نشده

Politische Philosophie

موضوع مستند نشده

POL-- 010000

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

شماره رده

کد سيستم

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Heyking, John von.

تاريخ عمليات

20200822141607.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

pn

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y