Mary M. Keys

Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine's City of God (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009201056
• Artikelnr.: 70908257

Autorenporträt

Mary M. Keys is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. The author of Aquinas, Aristotle, and the Promise of the Common Good, she has contributed to numerous journals and books, including The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'City of God'.

Inhaltsangabe

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.