A philosophical walking tour with C.S. Lewis
Subtitle: why it did not include Rome
By: Stewart Goetz
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Puplishing, Inc.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781628923179; 9781628923162
Subjects: Pleasure; Happiness; Soul; Christianity; Religion; Controversial literature; Catholic Church
Description: "Although it has been almost seventy years since Time declared C.S. Lewis one of the world's most influential spokespersons for Christianity and fifty years since Lewis's death, his influence remains just as great if not greater today. While much has been written on Lewis and his work, virtually nothing has been written from a philosophical perspective on his views of happiness, pleasure, pain, and the soul and body. As a result, no one so far has recognized that his views on these matters are deeply interesting and controversial, and perhaps more jarring no one has yet adequately explained why Lewis never became a Roman Catholic. Stewart Goetz's careful investigation of Lewis's philosophical thought reveals oft-overlooked implications and demonstrates that it was, at its root, at odds with that of Thomas Aquinas and, thereby, the Roman Catholic Church."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-188) and index.