Wretched Aristotle : using the past to rescue the future / Jude P. Dougherty.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dougherty, Jude P., 1930-
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2009.
Subjects:
Aristotle > Influence.
Civilization > History.
Civilization, Western > 21st century.
Physical Description:ix, 236 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The relevance of antiquity
  • Wretched Aristotle
  • Tom Wolfe's Epictetus
  • Aristotle in North America
  • Ora et labora : Benedict 's legacy
  • Ancients and moderns on the subject of property
  • The ontology of the artifact
  • The role of religion in society
  • The failure of positivism and the enduring legacy of Comte
  • Judicial decision within the rule of law
  • Modern interpretations of religion : the legacy of Hume and Kant
  • Santayana on the role of religion in society
  • Indestructible Islam
  • Science and the shaping of modernity : the reciprocal influence of science and culture
  • The use and abuse of analogy and metaphor in scientific
  • Contemporary moral issues
  • Morality with and without God
  • Responsibility : recognition and limits
  • National identity
  • The fragility of democracy
  • The socialist mind
  • The natural basis of the theological virtue of hope.