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Springs of Western Civilization

A Comparative Study of Hebrew and Classical Cultures
  • ISBN-13: 9781498534796
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By James A. Arieti
  • Price: AUD $273.00
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  • Local release date: 13/09/2017
  • Format: Hardback 338 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Philosophy [HP]
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Springs of Western Civilization is a comparative exploration of the Hebraic and classical traditions that form our heritage. In examining these traditions before they united, James Arieti locates the catalyst for their bonding in two related circumstances: adoption by the biblical world of an eclectic melange of Platonism, Aristotelianism, and Stoicism that, in the centuries on each side of the Common Era, produced consensus models both of God and of a warmhearted individual; and belief that the writings of Plato were literally true-a belief that arose from failing to understand his playful, metaphorical techniques of composition. Among the many effects of the mingling of biblical and philosophical values was a re-focusing of literature from the heroes of epic to the compassionate characters we recognize as Menschen.
Introduction Chapter One: Nature Chapter Two: Human Phenomena Chapter 3: Family Matters Chapter 4: Political Matters Chapter 5: Religious Matters Chapter 6: Conclusions
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