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Being and Goodness: The Concept of the Good in Metaphysics and Philosophical Theology
Scott Macdonald
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Description for Being and Goodness: The Concept of the Good in Metaphysics and Philosophical Theology
Paperback. Editor(s): MacDonald, Scott. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
The intuition that there is a necessary connection between being and goodness has guided a philosophical tradition that includes Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Boethius, and Aquinas; but surprisingly, the details of this legacy remain relatively unknown. In exploring this tradition of philosophical reflection on the nature of goodness, the twelve essays in this book (all but two published here for the first time) present some of the best recent historical scholarship in medieval philosophy and make available to nonspecialists an array of sophisticated treatments of issues that remain central to metaphysics and philosophical theology. The contributors, leading philosophers ... Read more
The intuition that there is a necessary connection between being and goodness has guided a philosophical tradition that includes Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Boethius, and Aquinas; but surprisingly, the details of this legacy remain relatively unknown. In exploring this tradition of philosophical reflection on the nature of goodness, the twelve essays in this book (all but two published here for the first time) present some of the best recent historical scholarship in medieval philosophy and make available to nonspecialists an array of sophisticated treatments of issues that remain central to metaphysics and philosophical theology. The contributors, leading philosophers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801497797
SKU
V9780801497797
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About Scott Macdonald
Scott MacDonald is Professor of Philosophy and Norma K. Regan Professor in Christian Studies at Cornell University.
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