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Political philosophy and revelation : a Catholic reading /

Schall, James V.

Political philosophy and revelation : a Catholic reading / James V. Schall. - Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, 2013. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. The Principle of All Reality -- 1. Books That Are “Great��Books That Are “True� -- 2. On Rereading the Apology of Socrates -- 3. The Purpose of Creation -- Part II. On Something or Other Really Existing -- 4. On the Things That Depend on Philosophy -- 5. On the Conquest of Human Nature: Ancients, Moderns�Medievals, Futures -- 6. Why Political Philosophy Is Not a Natural Science -- Part III. Sufficient Understanding to See the Truth -- 7. The Rational Animal 8. Liberal Education�“Missing Many Allusions�: On Why Not to Study the Bible and the Classics9. On Praise and Celebration -- Part IV. On Finding a Natural Explanation for Mysteries -- 10. Thomism and Atheism -- 11. The Definitive Kingdom -- 12. A Roman Catholic Reading of Plato�s Gorgias -- Part V. At the Calling of All Nations -- 13. Ratzinger on the Modern Mind -- 14. From Cambridge to Regensburg: On Intellectual Courage -- 15. “Intellectual Charity� -- Part VI. Much That Is Fair 16. “Plato�s Charm�: On the “Audience� of Political Philosophy17. On That by Which Human Things Are Measured -- 18. On the “Right� to Be Born -- Part VII. On Following the Pull of the Divine Nous -- 19. On Political Philosophy and the Understanding of Things: Reflections on Fifty Years of Writing -- 20. Revelation and Political Philosophy: On Locating the Best City -- 21. “A Plan of Surpassing Beauty� -- Conclusion: What Is “Roman Catholic Political Philosophy?� -- Bibliography -- Index

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22573/ctt4jdqz8 JSTOR


Catholic Church--Doctrines.
Église catholique--Doctrines.
Catholic Church


Revelation.
Political science--Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Révélation.
Philosophie.
philosophy.
RELIGION--Philosophy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
Philosophy
Political science--Philosophy
Revelation
Theology, Doctrinal

BD41 / .S27 2013

320.01