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History of Political Ideas (Volume 2): The Middle Ages to Aquinas (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 20)
Eric Voegelin
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Description for History of Political Ideas (Volume 2): The Middle Ages to Aquinas (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 20)
hardcover. A collection of political thoughts from the Middle Ages opens with Voegelin's survey of the structure of the period and continues with an analysis of the Germanic invasion, the fall of Rome, and the rise of the empire and monastic Christianity, climaxing with a study of the views of Thomas Aquinas. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Voegelin's magisterial account of medieval political thought opens with a survey of the structure of the period and continues with an analysis of the Germanic invasions, the fall of Rome, and the rise of empire and monastic Christianity. The political implications of Christianity and philosophy in the period are elaborated in chapters devoted to John of Salisbury, Joachim of Flora (Fiore), Frederick II, Siger de Brabant, Francis of Assisi, Roman law, and climaxing in a remarkable study of Saint Thomas Aquinas's mighty thirteenth-century synthesis.
Although History of Political Ideas was begun as a textbook for Macmillan, Voegelin never intended ... Read more
Voegelin's magisterial account of medieval political thought opens with a survey of the structure of the period and continues with an analysis of the Germanic invasions, the fall of Rome, and the rise of empire and monastic Christianity. The political implications of Christianity and philosophy in the period are elaborated in chapters devoted to John of Salisbury, Joachim of Flora (Fiore), Frederick II, Siger de Brabant, Francis of Assisi, Roman law, and climaxing in a remarkable study of Saint Thomas Aquinas's mighty thirteenth-century synthesis.
Although History of Political Ideas was begun as a textbook for Macmillan, Voegelin never intended ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Collected Works of Eric Voegelin
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826211422
SKU
KSK0000424
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About Eric Voegelin
Eric Voegelin (1901-1985) was one of the most original and influential philosophers of our time. Born in Cologne, Germany, he studied at the University of Vienna, where he became a professor of political science in the Faculty of Law. In 1938, he and his wife, fleeing Hitler, emigrated to the United States. They became American citizens in 1944. Voegelin spent ... Read more
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