Beauty and the Good - Recovering the Classical Tradition from Plato to Duns Scotus

"Seeking to provide a richer alternative to both the contemporary cult of beauty and appearance and the concomitant decline of real beauty, this book offers a systematic treatment of the relationship between beauty and the good by drawing from ancient (e.g., Plato, Aristotle, and others) and medieval (e.g., Aquinas, Bonaventure, Hugh of St. Victor, and others) thought in such a way as to bring together scholars in these traditions"--

Summary

Presents a richer alternative to the contemporary cult of beauty and appearance on the one hand, and to the concomitant decline of real beauty on the other hand. In addition to highlighting the centrality of beauty in the Aristotelian account of moral virtue, this volume will provide the metaphysical and theological grounding for beauty.

Product details

• Assisted by: Alice M. Ramos (Editor)
• Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9780813233536
• ISBN: 978-0-8132-3353-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Weight: 805 g
• Series: Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy; Studies in Philosophy & the Hi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works