UID:
almahu_9947413644702882
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 192 pages) :
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ISBN:
9781108231756 (ebook)
Content:
Aristotle is a severe critic of traditional religion, believing it to be false, yet he also holds that traditional religion and its institutions are necessary if any city, including the ideal city he describes in the Politics, is to exist and flourish. This book provides, for the first time, a coherent account of the socio-political role which Aristotle attributes to traditional religion despite his rejection of its content. Mor Segev argues that Aristotle thinks traditional religion is politically necessary because it prepares the ground for what he considers the pinnacle of human endeavor: attaining the knowledge of first philosophy, whose objects are real beings worthy of being called gods. Developing this interpretation, Segev goes on to analyze Aristotle's references to the myths of traditional Greek religion, and to assess his influence on medieval Jewish and Christian theology and philosophy of religion.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Nov 2017).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108415255
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108231756
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