Concepts of Nature - Ancient and Modern (Hardcover)

If natural law arguments struggle to gain traction in contemporary moral and political discourse, could it be because we moderns do not share the understanding of nature on which that language was developed? Building on the work of important thinkers of the last half-century, including Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, John Finnis, and Bernard Lonergan, the essays in Concepts of Nature compare and contrast classical, medieval, and modern conceptions of nature in order to better understand how and why the concept of nature no longer seems to provide a limit or standard for human action. These essays also evaluate whether a rearticulation of pre-modern ideas (or perhaps a reconciliation or reconstitution on modern terms) is desirable and/or possible. Edited by R. J. Snell and Steven F. McGuire, this book will be of interest to intellectual historians, political theorists, theologians, and philosophers.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2016
Editors:	R J Snell • Steven F. McGuire
Contributors:	Barry. Cooper • Thomas W Smith • Glenn Hughes • Melissa Moschella • Jeremy Seth Geddert • Jesse Covington • James R. Stoner • Christopher O. Tollefsen
Dimensions:	239 x 160 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-2754-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	1-4985-2754-X
Barcode:	9781498527545

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