Opis: The Evolution of Theology in the Greek Philosophers, Vol. 1 - Caird Edward

Excerpt from The Evolution of Theology in the Greek Philosophers, Vol. 1: The Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of Glasgow in Sessions 1900-1 and 1901-2

On the other hand, in regard to the philosophers of whom I have written more fully, I have dealt with many aspects of their thought which may not seem to bear directly upon theology. Thus I have treated at considerable length the question of the development of the Platonic philosophy in its logical and ethical as well as in its metaphysical and theological aspects. And though I have not gone quite so far in other cases, I have not hesitated to introduce a comparatively full account of the theoretical and practical philosophy of Aristotle and of the Stoics. It seemed to me quite impossible to show the real meaning of the theological speculations of these writers without tracing out their connexion with the other aspects of their philosophy. In the case of Plotinus I do not need to make any such statement; for theology is so obviously the centre of all his thought, that everything else has to be directly viewed in relation to it. In truth, however, this is only a matter of degree. A man's religion, if it is genuine, contains the summed-up and concentrated meaning of his whole life; and, indeed, it can have no value except in so far as it does so.

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Nazwa: The Evolution of Theology in the Greek Philosophers, Vol. 1 The Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of Glasgow in Sessions 1900-1 and 1901-2 (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Caird Edward
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781330227732
Języki: angielski
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