William E Mann

God, Belief, and Perplexity

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume presents fourteen of William E. Mann's essays on Augustine, Anselm, and Peter Abelard. The topics include Augustine on infant behavior, juvenile wrongdoing, the moral status of plays and dreams, and the problem of evil.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780190459208
• ISBN-10: 0190459204
• Artikelnr.: 47867169

Autorenporträt

William E. Mann received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota. Having previously taught at St. Olaf College and Illinois State University, he has been a professor in the University of Vermont's Department of Philosophy since 1974, retiring as Marsh Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy in 2010. His areas of specialization include the philosophy of religion, ancient philosophy and medieval philosophy. He also has interests in logic, the philosophy of logic, ethics and metaphysics. Professor Mann's most recent published work includes essays on the interpretation of Augustine and various medieval philosophers and a series of essays in philosophical theology.

Inhaltsangabe

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Introduction
Section I: Augustine
1. The Philosopher in the Crib
2. The Theft of the Pears
3. Pride and Preference: A Reply to MacDonald
4. The Life of the Mind in Dramas and Dreams
5. Augustine on Evil and Original Sin
6. Inner-Life Ethics
7. To Catch a Heretic: Augustine on Lying
8. Perplexity and Mystery
Section II: Abelard
9. Abelard's Ethics: The Inside Story
Section III: Anselm
10. Definite Descriptions and the Ontological Argument
11. The Ontological Presuppositions of the Ontological Argument
12. The Perfect Island
13. Locating the Lost Island
14. Anselm on the Trinity
Index