Augustine and the common good
Classical (Greco-Roman) political thought knew the concept of the common good as an ideal in civic life which was as unquestioned as it was unattainable. In City of God 19 Augustine mercilessly deconstructs the myth of ancient civic virtue and, taking Rome as example, lays bare the crisis and failur...
Author: | Josef Lössl |
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Published: |
Routledge,
London-New York,
2020
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Language: | English |
Format: | Essay |
Topic: | -
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civ. Dei IX
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Parent Work: | Christianity and Global Law |
Status: | Active |