The quest for God and the good: world philosophy as a living experience
"God saw that it was good": the creation of the world in the Hebrew Bible -- A divine craftsman shapes all for the good: Plato's realm of the forms -- Change and the good: Chinese perspectives -- The harmony of reason and revelation: Augustine and Maimonides on good and evil -- You ar...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York [u.a.]
Columbia Univ. Press
c2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ God
/ The Good
/ Philosophy
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| Further subjects: | B
God Comparative studies
B Philosophy and religion B Religious life Comparative studies B Religious Life Comparative studies B Good and evil Religious aspects Comparative studies B Good and evil Religious aspects Comparative studies |
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Book review (H-Net) Table of Contents (Publisher) |
| Summary: | "God saw that it was good": the creation of the world in the Hebrew Bible -- A divine craftsman shapes all for the good: Plato's realm of the forms -- Change and the good: Chinese perspectives -- The harmony of reason and revelation: Augustine and Maimonides on good and evil -- You are the absolute: philosophies of India -- Compassion, wisdom, awakening: the way of Buddhism -- The good is that to which all things aim: Aristotle on God and the good -- The philosopher as teacher: Al-Farabi on contemplation and action -- The imitation of God: Maimonides on the active and the contemplative life -- The dance of human expression: al-Ghazali and Maimonides |
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| Item Description: | Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-277) and index. - "God saw that it was good": the creation of the world in the Hebrew Bible -- A divine craftsman shapes all for the good: Plato's realm of the forms -- Change and the good: Chinese perspectives -- The harmony of reason and revelation: Augustine and Maimonides on good and evil -- You are the absolute: philosophies of India -- Compassion, wisdom, awakening: the way of Buddhism -- The good is that to which all things aim: Aristotle on God and the good -- The philosopher as teacher: Al-Farabi on contemplation and action -- The imitation of God: Maimonides on the active and the contemplative life -- The dance of human expression: al-Ghazali and Maimonides |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 292 S., 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-231-52701-2 978-0-231-52701-9 0-231-15314-7 0-231-15315-5 978-0-231-15314-0 978-0-231-15315-7 |
