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Augustine's Critique of Skepticism: A Study of Contra Academicos(14 Studies in the Humanities Literature - Politics - Society)

Augustine's Critique of Skepticism: A Study of Contra Academicos(14 Studies in the Humanities Literature - Politics - Society)


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Augustine of Hippo (354-430) composed his Contra Academicos while preparing for the baptism he would receive at the hands of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, in 387. In it he critiques the arguments of the Academic philosophers, who taught that nothing could be known. This study argues that Augustine's critique is based not so much on the epistemological aspects of skepticism, which has been the view of most modern studies of the dialogue, but rather on the effect that skepticism can have on society.

About the Author :
The Author: Father Augustine Curley is a Benedictine monk of Newark Abbey in Newark, N.J. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Boston College, where he wrote his dissertation under Father Ernest Fortin, A.A. Father Curley is a teacher and librarian at Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark. He is also an adjunct professor at Immaculate Conception Seminary of Seton Hall University.

Review :
Augustine Curley's book offers a meticulous reading of the 'Contra Academicos' and places it very firmly within the context of the dialogue form and its attendant activities. For those reasons, as well as because the literature on this early treatise of Saint Augustine is not as extensive as it should be, Curley's work is welcome indeed. (Boniface Ramsey, Sacred Heart Priory) Augustine the philosopher is often presented today as little more than a historical curiosity, a link in the Latin tradition between fourth-century Christian Neoplatonism and the 'scientific' philosophy of the medieval schools. In this careful and original new study, Fr. Augustine Curley, OSB, looks at Augustine's early philosophical work 'Against the Academics' within the more widespread classical tradition of 'esoteric' analysis and instruction, and challenges us to take the dialogue seriously in its own carefully constructed terms, as an affirmation of the human mind's innate ability to come to know truth. The book provides a fresh perspective on Augustine's thought that is well worth serious pondering. (Brian E. Daley, S.J., University of Notre Dame)


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  • ISBN-13: 9780820439365
  • Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 14 Studies in the Humanities Literature - Politics - Society
  • Weight: 270 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0820439363
  • Publisher Date: 01 Dec 1997
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 230 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Study of Contra Academicos
  • Width: 160 mm


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