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Aristotle on Religion

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm

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For students and scholars of philosophy and religion

Clarifies Aristotle's critique of traditional religion

You will understand the socio-political role of faith

This book explores Aristotle's complex views on religion's role in society.

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

    Aristotle on Religion

  • Author

    Mor Segev

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    September 2017

  • Weight

    409g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108415255

  • ISBN-10

    1108415253

  • Eden Code

    4527484

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