Augustine and the Limits of Politics

An analysis of the thought and work of Augustine, the ancient thinker. This study presents Augustine's arguments against the pridefulness of philosophy, thereby linking him to later currents in modern thought, including Wittgenstein and Freud.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
VerfasserIn:Jean Bethke Elshtain
Veröffentlicht: University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame (Indiana), 1995
University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame (Indiana), 1998
Gesamtanzahl Seiten:XIV-143
ISBN:0-268-02001-9
Format:Book
Thema:- Doktrin > Das soziale Leben > [Sociologie. Cité terrestre. Politique] > [Études d'ensemble] > [Politique] > Politische Ansichten
- Einfluss und Überlebung > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Autoren > Arendt, Hannah (1906-1975)
- Einfluss und Überlebung > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Relevanz von Augustinus
Status:Active
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:An analysis of the thought and work of Augustine, the ancient thinker. This study presents Augustine's arguments against the pridefulness of philosophy, thereby linking him to later currents in modern thought, including Wittgenstein and Freud.