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John Henry Newman on the Nature of the Mind : Reason in Religion, Science, and the Humanities.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 123 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780739140499
  • 0739140493
  • 9786613635983
  • 6613635987
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: John Henry Newman on the nature of the mind.DDC classification:
  • 261.5
LOC classification:
  • BT50 .R87 2011eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The closing of the mind: empirical philosophy and science -- Expansion of mind: reason in religious belief in contrast to science -- Mind in the meditative and contemplative life: the magisterial imagination and the affections -- The cultivation of the mind in liberal education: Greek sources and historical practice -- Mind and soul: intellect and sanctity at the Catholic University of Ireland.
Summary: Jane Rupert shows how Catholic philosopher, theologian, and priest John Henry Newman sheds light on contemporary liberal education and the humanities by distinguishing between the different ways reason functions in science, religion, and in literature. Rupert discusses the range of Newman's thought on several fronts, including intellectual history, theories of knowing, the controversy between science and religion, the defense of the liberal arts and the aims of Catholic education.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)434523

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jane Rupert shows how Catholic philosopher, theologian, and priest John Henry Newman sheds light on contemporary liberal education and the humanities by distinguishing between the different ways reason functions in science, religion, and in literature. Rupert discusses the range of Newman's thought on several fronts, including intellectual history, theories of knowing, the controversy between science and religion, the defense of the liberal arts and the aims of Catholic education.

The closing of the mind: empirical philosophy and science -- Expansion of mind: reason in religious belief in contrast to science -- Mind in the meditative and contemplative life: the magisterial imagination and the affections -- The cultivation of the mind in liberal education: Greek sources and historical practice -- Mind and soul: intellect and sanctity at the Catholic University of Ireland.

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English.