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.

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Auteur:Jean Bethke Elshtain
Publié: University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame (Indiana), 1995
University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame (Indiana), 1998
Pages Totales:XIV-143
ISBN:0-268-02001-9
Format:Book
Sujet:- Doctrine > La vie sociale > Sociologie. Cité terrestre. Politique > Études d'ensemble > Politique > Pensée politique
- Influence et Survie > Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960) > Auteurs > Arendt, Hannah (1906-1975)
- Influence et Survie > Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960) > Actualité d'Augustin
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Résumé: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.