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This book argues that the rediscovery of mystical theology in
nineteenth-century Germany not only helped inspire idealism and
romanticism, but also planted the seeds of their overcoming by way
of critical materialism. Thanks in part to the Neoplatonic turn in
the works of J. G. Fichte, as well as the enthusiasm of mining
engineer Franz X. von Baader, mystical themes gained a critical
currency, and mystical texts returned to circulation. This
reawakening of the mystical tradition influenced romantic and
idealist thinkers such as Novalis and Hegel, and also shaped later
critical interventions by Marx, Benjamin, and Bataille. Rather than
rehearsing well-known connections to Swedenborg or Böhme, this
study goes back further to the works of Meister Eckhart, Nicholas
of Cusa, Catherine of Siena, and Angela of Foligno. The book offers
a new perspective on the reception of mystical self-interrogation
in nineteenth-century German thought and will appeal to scholars of
philosophy, history, theology, and religious studies.
This book argues that the rediscovery of mystical theology in
nineteenth-century Germany not only helped inspire idealism and
romanticism, but also planted the seeds of their overcoming by way
of critical materialism. Thanks in part to the Neoplatonic turn in
the works of J. G. Fichte, as well as the enthusiasm of mining
engineer Franz X. von Baader, mystical themes gained a critical
currency, and mystical texts returned to circulation. This
reawakening of the mystical tradition influenced romantic and
idealist thinkers such as Novalis and Hegel, and also shaped later
critical interventions by Marx, Benjamin, and Bataille. Rather than
rehearsing well-known connections to Swedenborg or Boehme, this
study goes back further to the works of Meister Eckhart, Nicholas
of Cusa, Catherine of Siena, and Angela of Foligno. The book offers
a new perspective on the reception of mystical self-interrogation
in nineteenth-century German thought and will appeal to scholars of
philosophy, history, theology, and religious studies.
Sean Hannan offers a new interpretation of Augustine of Hippo's
approach to temporality by contrasting it with contemporary
accounts of time drawn from philosophy, political theology, and
popular science. Hannan argues that, rather than offering us a
deceptively simple roadmap forward, Augustine asks us to face up to
the question of time itself before we take on tasks like
transforming ourselves and our world. Augustine discovered that the
disorientation we feel in the face of change is a symptom of a
deeper problem: namely, that we cannot truly comprehend time, even
while it conditions every facet of our lives. This book puts
Augustine into creative conversation with contemporary thinkers,
from Pierre Hadot and Giorgio Agamben to Steven Pinker and Stephen
Hawking, on questions such as the definition of time, the
metaphysics of transformation, and the shape of history. The goal
is to learn what Augustine can teach us about the nature of
temporality and the possibility of change in this temporal world of
ours.
Sean Hannan offers a new interpretation of Augustine of Hippo's
approach to temporality by contrasting it with contemporary
accounts of time drawn from philosophy, political theology, and
popular science. Hannan argues that, rather than offering us a
deceptively simple roadmap forward, Augustine asks us to face up to
the question of time itself before we take on tasks like
transforming ourselves and our world. Augustine discovered that the
disorientation we feel in the face of change is a symptom of a
deeper problem: namely, that we cannot truly comprehend time, even
while it conditions every facet of our lives. This book puts
Augustine into creative conversation with contemporary thinkers,
from Pierre Hadot and Giorgio Agamben to Steven Pinker and Stephen
Hawking, on questions such as the definition of time, the
metaphysics of transformation, and the shape of history. The goal
is to learn what Augustine can teach us about the nature of
temporality and the possibility of change in this temporal world of
ours.
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Augustine and Time (Paperback)
John Doody, Sean Hannan, Kim Paffenroth; Contributions by Thomas Clemmons, Alexander R. Eodice, …
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R1,388
Discovery Miles 13 880
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This collection examines the topic of time in the life and works of
Augustine of Hippo. Adopting a global perspective on time as a
philosophical and theological problem, the volume includes
reflections on the meaning of history, the mortality of human
bodies, and the relationship between temporal experience and
linguistic expression. As Augustine himself once observed, time is
both familiar and surprisingly strange. Everyone's days are
structured by temporal rhythms and routines, from watching the
clock to whiling away the hours at work. Few of us, however, take
the time to sit down and figure out whether time is real or not, or
how it is we are able to hold our past, present, and future
thoughts together in a straight line so that we can recite a prayer
or sing a song. Divided into five sections, the essays collected
here highlight the ongoing relevance of Augustine's work even in
settings quite distinct from his own era and context. The first
three sections, organized around the themes of interpretation,
language, and gendered embodiment, engage directly with Augustine's
own writings, from the Confessions to the City of God and beyond.
The final two sections, meanwhile, explore the afterlife of the
Augustinian approach in conversation with medieval Islamic and
Christian thinkers (like Avicenna and Aquinas), as well as a broad
range of Buddhist figures (like Dharmakirti and Vasubandhu). What
binds all of these diverse chapters together is the underlying
sense that, regardless of the century or the tradition in which we
find ourselves, there is something about the puzzle of temporality
that refuses to go away. Time, as Augustine knew, demands our
attention. This was true for him in late ancient North Africa. It
was also true for Buddhist thinkers in South and East Asia. And it
remains just as true for humankind in the twenty-first century, as
people around the globe continue to grapple with the reality of
time and the challenges of living in a world that always seems to
be to be speeding up rather than slowing down.
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Augustine and Time (Hardcover)
John Doody, Sean Hannan, Kim Paffenroth; Contributions by Thomas Clemmons, Alexander R. Eodice, …
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R4,144
Discovery Miles 41 440
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This collection examines the topic of time in the life and works of
Augustine of Hippo. Adopting a global perspective on time as a
philosophical and theological problem, the volume includes
reflections on the meaning of history, the mortality of human
bodies, and the relationship between temporal experience and
linguistic expression. As Augustine himself once observed, time is
both familiar and surprisingly strange. Everyone's days are
structured by temporal rhythms and routines, from watching the
clock to whiling away the hours at work. Few of us, however, take
the time to sit down and figure out whether time is real or not, or
how it is we are able to hold our past, present, and future
thoughts together in a straight line so that we can recite a prayer
or sing a song. Divided into five sections, the essays collected
here highlight the ongoing relevance of Augustine's work even in
settings quite distinct from his own era and context. The first
three sections, organized around the themes of interpretation,
language, and gendered embodiment, engage directly with Augustine's
own writings, from the Confessions to the City of God and beyond.
The final two sections, meanwhile, explore the afterlife of the
Augustinian approach in conversation with medieval Islamic and
Christian thinkers (like Avicenna and Aquinas), as well as a broad
range of Buddhist figures (like Dharmakirti and Vasubandhu). What
binds all of these diverse chapters together is the underlying
sense that, regardless of the century or the tradition in which we
find ourselves, there is something about the puzzle of temporality
that refuses to go away. Time, as Augustine knew, demands our
attention. This was true for him in late ancient North Africa. It
was also true for Buddhist thinkers in South and East Asia. And it
remains just as true for humankind in the twenty-first century, as
people around the globe continue to grapple with the reality of
time and the challenges of living in a world that always seems to
be to be speeding up rather than slowing down.
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