Aristotle on Religion

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

AvMor Segev,Mor (University of South Florida) Segev

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-08-22
Mått151 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt300 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108401012

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Introduction; 1. Aristotle's rejection of the content of traditional religion; 2. Traditional religion and its natural function in Aristotle; 3. Humans, 'eternal humans' and Gods: the usefulness of traditional Gods for the imitation of the divine; 4. Aristotle on the possible uses of the myths of 'the Ancients'; 5. The influence of Aristotle's view of religion on medieval Jewish and Christian thought; 6. Conclusion.

'Here is the problem: Aristotle seems clearly to reject the traditional Olympian gods. His own conception of god (see especially Metaphysics) seems to have no religious significance; for whatever else this god knows (a subject of much debate), it certainly does not know particulars, including humans and their characters, actions, and futures … In Aristotle on Religion, Segev superbly lays out the problem and offers a solution that does not attempt to resurrect the Olympian gods, and that goes beyond mere social stability.' Robert Mayhew, Journal of the History of Philosophy

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