9781580469241-1580469248-Augustine's Political Thought (Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought, 2)

Augustine's Political Thought (Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought, 2)

ISBN-13: 9781580469241
ISBN-10: 1580469248
Author: Richard J. Dougherty
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Format: Hardcover 290 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781580469241
ISBN-10: 1580469248
Author: Richard J. Dougherty
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Format: Hardcover 290 pages

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Augustine's Political Thought (Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought, 2) (ISBN-13: 9781580469241 and ISBN-10: 1580469248), written by authors Richard J. Dougherty, was published by University of Rochester Press in 2019. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Medieval Thought (Philosophy, Political) books. You can easily purchase or rent Augustine's Political Thought (Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought, 2) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Medieval Thought books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Studies on Augustine have burgeoned over the past decade, but attention has focused primarily on his writings on philosophy and theology. Less attention has been given to his political teaching, despite his well-known and influential statements on politics, most notably in his City of God. This collection of essays examines Augustine's corpus with a view to understanding his political thought. Taking seriously what he has to say about politics, the contributors here begin with Augustine's own reflections on politics-and often in writings where one least expects to find such reflections, such as the autobiographical Confessions, his letters, and his sermons. The contributors then consider the ways in which Augustine's teaching relates to that of his predecessors, the classical thinkers, as well as to the thought of other medieval thinkers, revealing that Augustine both drew on and diverged from the classical tradition and influenced the political thought of later medieval and even modern thinkers. This important collection thus contributes to the history of political thought and to the study of the questions at the center of all Western political thought.

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