John M Connolly

Living Without Why

Meister Eckhart's Critique of the Medieval Concept of Will

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Produktbeschreibung

Live without why! advised Meister Eckhart (d. 1328). Arguing from classical philosophy and the Christian tradition, he opposed the views of Augustine and Aquinas. Connolly's book, the first to deal fully with the topic, discusses what Eckhart meant, how he justified it, and why it was condemned.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780199359783
• ISBN-10: 0199359784
• Artikelnr.: 40443338

Autorenporträt

John M. Connolly is Sophia Smith Professor of Philosophy at Smith College. His research is currently focused on medieval philosophy, especially Meister Eckhart. He has also worked in philosophy of mind, Wittgenstein, contemporary German philosophy, philosophical hermeneutics, and issues of academic freedom and tolerance. Connolly has taught courses in all of these areas and also in the history of philosophy. In addition he spent ten years in college administration as dean, provost, and acting president of Smith College.

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE
ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: The Will as "Rational Appetite"
CHAPTER TWO: Aristotle's Teleological Eudaimonism
CHAPTER THREE: St. Augustine's Christian Conception of Will
CHAPTER FOUR: Aquinas on Happiness and the Will
CHAPTER FIVE: Meister Eckhart, Living on Two Levels
CHAPTER SIX: Meister Eckhart, Living Without Will
CHAPTER SEVEN: Living without Why, Conclusion
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX