Philosophy of Jonathan Edwards

A Study in Divine Semiotics

Inbunden, Engelska, 1994

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"In this challenging work, Daniel draws on the semiotics of Foucault, Kristeva, and Peirce to explore Edwards's typology. . . . elegant and important . . . " —Library Journal"A provocative and at times brilliant reinterpretation of Edwards . . . " —Religious Studies Review" . . . a comprehensive analysis and redefinition of the thought of Jonathan Edwards." —Peirce Project Newsletter" . . . a new foundation for the study of Edwards's thought and rhetoric." —Wilson H. Kimnach". . . this is a superb and important book, one that deserves to be widely read and vigorously discussed." —Transactions of the Charles S. Pierce Society". . . Daniel's work ought . . . to be required reading among the Edwards guild, for it provides perhaps the best philosophical introduction in English to Edward's major writings." —Church HistoryDrawing on the semiotic work of Peirce, Foucault, and Kristeva, Stephen Daniel shows how the Renaissance theory of signatures provides Edwards and his contemporaries with a powerful alternative to the ideas of Descartes and Locke.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1994-11-22
Mått156 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt567 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePhilosophy of Religion
Antal sidor228
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253316097

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PREFACEINTRODUCTIONI. The Prospect of SemioticsThe Invitation of TypologyThe Semiotic ContextThe Renaissance EpistemeII. The Discourse of TypologyThe Vocabulary of NatureTwo Texts: Nature and ScriptureThe Nature of Typological RelationsIII. The Logics of CreationThe Stoicism of Ramist LogicThe Ontology of SuppositionCorporeality and Mentality as Rhetorical PlacementIV. The Trinity and CreationThe Logic of the TrinityWhy God CreatesV. The Ontology of Original SinThe FallThe Imputation of SubjectivityVI. Freedom and Moral AgencyIntentionality of Will as Philosophical NecessityDivine Decrees and ForeknowledgeVirtue as ConsentVII. The Knowledge of BeautyConsentKnowledge and GraceConcluding Remarks: The Porpriety of ChristBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX

"In this challenging work, Daniel draws on the semiotics of Foucault, Kristeva, and Peirce to explore Edwards's typology... elegant and important ... " - Library Journal "A provocative and at times brilliant reinterpretation of Edwards ... " - Religious Studies Review " ... a comprehensive analysis and redefinition of the thought of Jonathan Edwards."- Peirce Project Newsletter " ... a new foundation for the study of Edwards's thought and rhetoric." - Wilson H. Kimnach "... this is a superb and important book, one that deserves to be widely read and vigorously discussed." - Transactions of the Charles S. Pierce Society "... Daniel's work ought ... to be required reading among the Edwards guild, for it provides perhaps the best philosophical introduction in English to Edward's major writings." - Church History