1st Edition
The Depravity of Wisdom The Protestant Reformation and the Disengagement of Knowledge from Virtue in Modern Philosophy
By Mark A. Painter
Copyright 1999
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1999, the primary operative thesis of the book is that the Protestant Reformation cemented into Western consciousness a conception of humanity as fundamentally depraved and thus ushered in a conception of human reason far more restricted in scope than that known to pre-reformation philosophy. Though this study is essentially a work in the history of philosophy, it lays the... Read more
1. Reason, Wisdom and Depravity. 2. Outline of the Problem. 3. Language and Moral Justification. 4. Luther and the Nominalists. 5. Practical Reason. 6. The Effect of the Loss of Practical Reason. 7. Conclusion.
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Mark A. Painter
