Faithful Reason: Essays Catholic and Philosophical

ISBN-13: 9780415207027 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 304 str.

John Haldane

Opis

In Faithful Reason, Catholic philosopher John Haldane lays out his thoughts on Christianity in daily life, informed by his distinctive approach of 'Analytical Thomism'. His discussions of ethics, politics, education, art, social philosophy and other themes explain why Catholic theology is still relevant in today's world.

Spis treści

Preface  Acknowledgements  Introduction: Analytical Thomism and Faithful Reason Section 1: Catholicism and Philosophy  1. Thomism and the Future of Catholic Philosophy  2. MacIntyre's Thomist Revival: What Next?  3. The Diversity of Philosophy and the Unity of Its Vocation: Some Philosophical Reflections on Fides et Ratio  Section 2: Faith and Reason  4. Critical Orthodoxy  5. Infallibility, Authority and Faith  6. Incarnational Anthropology  7. Examining the Assumption  Section 3: Ethics and Politics  8. Medieval and Renaissance Ethics  9. Natural Law and Ethical Pluralism  10. From Law to Virtue and Back Again: On Veritatis Splendor  11. Can a Catholic be a Liberal?  12. Religious Toleration  Section 4: Education and Spirituality  13. Chesterton's Philosophy of Education  14. Religion in Education: in Defence of a tradition  15. Catholic Education and Catholic Identity  16. The Need of Spirituality in Catholic Education  Section 5: Beauty and Contemplation  17. Medieval and Renaissance Aesthetics  18. Form: Meaning and Value: A History of the Philosophy of Architecture  19. Admiring the High Mountains: The Aesthetics of the Environment  20. De Consolatione Philosophiae  Index

O autorze

John Haldane is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs at the University of St Andrews. His books include An Intelligent Person's Guide to Religion (2003), Atheism and Theism, second edition with J.J.C Smart (2003) and Modern Writings on Thomism (2003).