Curiosity : vice or virtue?

Augustine and Lonergan

Abstract : Two recent studies by Joseph Torchia and Paul Griffiths show the importance of Augustine’s critique of the vice of curiositas to contemporary life and thought. Superficially, it might seem that Augustine condemned curiosity because it “seeks to find out whatever it wishes without restrict...

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Bibliographic Details
Author:Patrick H. Byrne
Published: S.n., s.l., 2021
Volume:95
Pages:69-93
Language:English
Notes:DOI: 10.5840/acpq2020127215
Periodical:American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
Number:1
ISSN:1051-3558
Format:Article
Topic:- Doctrine > From man to God > Evil. Sin > [Vices divers] > curiosity
- Doctrine > From man to God > [Morale] > Virtue
- Influence and Survival > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Authors > [Lonergan (Bernard)]
Status:Active

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