Pagans and philosophers: the problem of paganism from augustine to leibniz
Auteur :
Marenbon, John
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691176086
Date de publication :
28 févr. 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
567 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
From the turn of the fifth century to the beginning of the eighteenth, Christian writers were fascinated and troubled by the "Problem of Paganism," which this book identifies and examines for the first time. How could the wisdom and virtue of the great thinkers of antiquity be reconciled with the fact that they were pagans and, many thought, damned