Ebook: God, Philosophy, Universities: a History of the Catholic Philosophical Tradition

Three convictions underlie this book. The first is that an educated Catholic laity needs to understand a good deal more about Catholic philosophical thought than it does now. The warring partisans on the great issues that engage our culture and politics presuppose the truth of some philosophical theses and the falsity of others. Second, argues MacIntyre, Catholic philosophy is best understood historically, as a continuing conversation through the centuries, in which we turn and return to the most important voices from our past. Third, philosophy is not just a matter of propositions affirm.;Cover page; Halftitle page ; Series page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Tables; Select Bibliography; Introduction; 1 Author and title; 2 Date; 3 The collection; (a) Martial, Symphosius, Riddles and the Saturnalia; (b) Order and arrangement; (c) Literary style; (d) Latinity and metre; (e) Literary debts; 4 Nachleben; 5 The text; (a) Sigla; (b) Differences with Shackleton Bailey's 1982 Teubner text; Latin Text; Symposii Aenigmata; Commentary; Preface; 1 A stylus; 2 A reed pen; 3 A ring with a jewel-stone; 4 A key; 5 A chain; 6 A tile; 7 Smoke.