Augustine on the Nature of Virtue and Sin
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2023
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-38378-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-38378-3 (ISBN)
For all readers interested in the history of moral and political philosophy, religious ethics, and the influence of classical thought on the development of Christianity. A ground-breaking account of Augustine of Hippo and the meaning that he gave to the ideas of virtue, vice and sin.
Augustine of Hippo is a key figure in the history of Christianity and has had a profound impact on the course of western moral and political thought. Katherine Chambers here explores a neglected topic in Augustinian studies by offering a systematic account of the meaning that Augustine gave to the notions of virtue, vice and sin. Countering the view that he broke with classical eudaimonism, she demonstrates that Augustine's moral thought builds on the dominant approach to ethics in classical 'pagan' antiquity. A critical appraisal of this tradition reveals that Augustine remained faithful to the eudaimonist approach to ethics. Chambers also refutes the view that Augustine was a political pessimist or realist, showing that it is based upon a misunderstanding of Augustine's ideas about the virtue of justice. Providing a coherent account of key features in Augustine's ethics, her study invites a new and fresh evaluation of his influence on western moral and political thought.
Augustine of Hippo is a key figure in the history of Christianity and has had a profound impact on the course of western moral and political thought. Katherine Chambers here explores a neglected topic in Augustinian studies by offering a systematic account of the meaning that Augustine gave to the notions of virtue, vice and sin. Countering the view that he broke with classical eudaimonism, she demonstrates that Augustine's moral thought builds on the dominant approach to ethics in classical 'pagan' antiquity. A critical appraisal of this tradition reveals that Augustine remained faithful to the eudaimonist approach to ethics. Chambers also refutes the view that Augustine was a political pessimist or realist, showing that it is based upon a misunderstanding of Augustine's ideas about the virtue of justice. Providing a coherent account of key features in Augustine's ethics, her study invites a new and fresh evaluation of his influence on western moral and political thought.
Katherine Chambers has taught in universities in the UK and Australia. She is currently a lecturer in History and Religious Studies at the University of New England, Australia.
1. Introducing the issues; 2. Political virtues?; 3. Political vices?; 4. Augustine's definitions of virtue; 5. Augustine's place within the Eudamonist tradition; 6. The life in accordance with nature; 7. Self-love and neighbour-love; 8. The nature of sin; 9. Weakness, ignorance and pride.
Erscheinungsdatum | 14.11.2023 |
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Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Gewicht | 644 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 1-009-38378-7 / 1009383787 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-38378-3 / 9781009383783 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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