A Robert Spaemann Reader - Philosophical Essays on Nature, God, and the Human Person (Hardcover)

The German philosopher Robert Spaemann is one of the most important living thinkers in Europe today. This volume presents a selection of essays that span his career, from his first published academic essay on the origin of sociology (1953) to his more recent work in anthropology and the philosophy of religion. Spaemann is best known for his work on topical questions in ethics, politics, and education, but the light he casts on these questions derives from his more fundamental studies in metaphysics, the philosophy of nature, anthropology, and the philosophy of religion. At the core of the essays contained in this book is the concept of nature and the notion of the human person. Both are best understood, according to Spaemann, in light of the metaphysics and anthropology found in the classical and Christian tradition, which provides an account of the intelligibility and integrity of things and beings in the world that safeguards their value against the modern threat of reductionism and fragmentation. A Robert Spaemann Reader shows that Spaemann's profound intellectual formation in this tradition yields penetrating insights into a wide range of subjects, including God, education, art, human action, freedom, evolution, politics, and human dignity.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
Editors:	D.C. Schindler (Associate Professor of Metaphysics and Anthropology) • Jeanne Heffernan Schindler (Senior Research Fellow)
Dimensions:	241 x 164 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-968805-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > Practical & applied ethics Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > Practical & applied ethics Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-968805-2
Barcode:	9780199688050

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