Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine's City of God

ISBN-13: 9781009201087 / Miękka / 2023 / 265 str.

Indiana) Keys Mary M. (University of Notre Dame

Opis

The first book to explicate and analyse Augustine's seminal argument concerning humility and pride, especially in politics and philosophy.

Recenzje

'Keys has given us a supremely readable account of Augustine's City of God. Her book … represents an original contribution which nevertheless summarizes the best English-language scholarship on that work while it also focuses attention on the wider oeuvre of the bishop of Hippo. As such it is valuable both to novices in the study of the City of God and to students of the history of political theory and philosophy who are looking for an appropriate optic to read Augustine's magnum opus.' Robert Dodaro, The Thomist

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Humility and pride in The City of God; 2. The City of God I–V: Political pride against natural right; 3. The City of God VI–VII: Nature, convention, and Rome's civil religion; 4. The City of God VIII–X: Natural theology, philosophic pride, and divine humility; 5. The City of God XI–XII: Creation and the metaphysics of pride and humility; 6. The City of God XIII–XIV: Being-toward-life, being-toward-death; 7. The City of God XV–XVIII: Pride and humility in history; 8. The City of God XIX–XXII: Humility, pride, peace, and participation; Conclusion.