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St. Augustine of Hippo - The Christian Transformation of Political Philosophy (Hardcover) Loot Price: R5,606
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St. Augustine of Hippo - The Christian Transformation of Political Philosophy (Hardcover): R.W. Dyson

St. Augustine of Hippo - The Christian Transformation of Political Philosophy (Hardcover)

R.W. Dyson

Series: Continuum Studies in Philosophy

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St Augustine of Hippo was the earliest thinker to develop a distinctively Christian political and social philosophy. He does so mainly from the perspective of Platonism and Stoicism; but by introducing the biblical and Pauline conceptions of sin, grace and predestination he radically transforms the 'classical' understanding of the political. Humanity is not perfectible through participation in the life of a moral community; indeed, there are no moral communities on earth. Humankind is fallen; we are slaves of self-love and the destructive impulses generated by it. The State is no longer the matrix within which human beings can achieve ethical goods through co-operation with other rational and moral beings. Augustine's response to classical political assumptions and claims therefore transcends 'normal' radicalism. His project is not that of drawing attention to weaknesses and inadequacies in our political arrangements with a view to recommending their abolition or improvement. Nor does he adopt the classical practice of delineating an ideal State. To his mind, all States are imperfect: they are the mechanisms whereby an imperfect world is regulated. They can provide justice and peace of a kind, but even the best earthly versions of justice and peace are not true justice and peace. It is precisely the impossibility of true justice on earth that makes the State necessary. Robert Dyson's new book describes and analyses this 'transformation' in detail and shows Augustine's enormous influence upon the development of political thought down to the thirteenth century.

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Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Continuum Studies in Philosophy
Release date: September 2006
First published: November 2006
Authors: R.W. Dyson
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 978-0-8264-8588-5
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity
Books > Christianity > Christian theology
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Barcode: 9780826485885

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