Wretched Aristotle
Subtitle: using the past to rescue the future
By: Jude P. Dougherty.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780739140062; 9780739140086
Subjects: Aristotle -- Influence; Civilization -- History; Civilization, Western -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index.
Table of contents: title: The relevance of antiquity; title: Wretched Aristotle; title: Tom Wolfe's Epictetus; title: Aristotle in North America; title: Ora et labora: Benedict 's legacy; title: Ancients and moderns on the subject of property; title: The ontology of the artifact; title: The role of religion in society; title: The failure of positivism and the enduring legacy of Comte; title: Judicial decision within the rule of law; title: Modern interpretations of religion: the legacy of Hume and Kant; title: Santayana on the role of religion in society; title: Indestructible Islam; title: Science and the shaping of modernity: the reciprocal influence of science and culture; title: The use and abuse of analogy and metaphor in scientific; title: Contemporary moral issues; title: Morality with and without God; title: Responsibility: recognition and limits; title: National identity; title: The fragility of democracy; title: The socialist mind; title: The natural basis of the theological virtue of hope.