Religion And Philosophy

214 Pages·1974·11.718 MB·English

by  Frederick Copleston

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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Other works by Frederick C. Copleston
Nietzsche, London 1942
Arthur Schopenhauer, London 1946
A History of Philosophy, 8 Vols., London 1946-66
Aquinas, London 1955
Contemporary Philosophy, London 1956, revised ed. 1972
A History of Medieval Philosophy, London 1972
y Frederick C. Copleston, SJ
RELIGION AND
PHILOSOPHY
Gill and Macmillan
First published in 1974
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Contents
Introduction Vil
Part I
The religious character of metaphysics
Metaphysics and the historic religions
Christian theology and metaphysics
Modern philosophy and religion
eSree sT he philosophical relevance of mysticism
Part II
Metaphysics today 95
The self and metaphysics 112
The metaphysics of the Absolute and desire 127
The movement of transcendence 145
eiaio s Some objections considered 161
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Notes 178
Index 193
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