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Seat of Wisdom - An Introduction to Philosophy in the Catholic Tradition (Paperback)
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Seat of Wisdom - An Introduction to Philosophy in the Catholic Tradition (Paperback)
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The Catholic Church has always recognized that philosophy is
necessary both to understand the faith as well as to defend it. The
need for a philosophically informed faith has become more acute
with the rise of secularism. Seat of Wisdom demonstrates that the
philosophical principles developed in the Catholic tradition,
especially as articulated in Thomism, provide the intellectual
foundation for belief in God and are also the only reliable basis
for a fully coherent vision of man's place in the world. Seat of
Wisdom begins with an exploration of the relationship between faith
and reason. Philosophy's essential role is to discover the rational
principles underlying the intelligible order of reality. These
principles act as a bridge connecting science and religious faith,
enabling the believer to integrate all facets of human experience.
Each of those first principles, as expressed in the transcendental
properties, are then analyzed as the basis of the major
philosophical disciplines. Starting with metaphysics' study of
being, the argument proceeds to consider the true, the good, and
the beautiful in terms of epistemology, anthropology, ethics,
aesthetics, and political philosophy. Lastly, these principles are
shown to point to God as creator. The strength of the Catholic
philosophical tradition is evident when contrasted with reductive
theories which fail to account for the breadth of human experience.
Consequently, each chapter will introduce influential philosophers
whose inadequate theories inform contemporary assumptions. Against
this, the Thomistic argument is elucidated as being inclusive of
the insights of the reductive position. It will be seen that this
"both/and" approach is the only way to do justice to the glory of
God and the gift of creation. Religion is prey to skepticism when
it is isolated from the rest of knowledge. This integrative
argument, uniting discussions of nature, politics, and theology
according to common principles, enables the reader to grasp the
unity of wisdom. Moreover, by engaging alternative positions, it
provides the reader with tools to defend the Catholic worldview
against those reductive philosophies which only deprive life of its
full meaning.
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