reason, religion, and autonomy Fraenkel, Carlos 1971- creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (pages cm.) "For many thinkers from Antiquity until the Enlightenment, no meaningful distinction between philosophy and religion was possible. Instead, the concept of a philosophical religion was strongly influential on pagan, Jewish, Christian and Muslim philosophers alike. Carlos Fraenkel provides the first account of this concept and traces its history back to Plato, the Jewish Philo of Alexandria and the Christians Clement of Alexandria and Origen. He then follows it through the medieval period in both Islamic and Jewish forms; he closely analyses its appearance in the work of Spinoza in the early modern period; and he shows how it largely disappeared after the Enlightenment, when religion began to be increasingly regarded as a promoter of ignorance and superstition from which philosophy needed to be liberated. His rich and wide-ranging book will appeal to anyone interested in how philosophy has interacted with Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious traditions over the centuries"-- Machine generated contents note: Introduction: what is a philosophical religion?; 1. Reason, divine law, and self-rule in Plato; 2. Moses, Christ and the universal rule of reason in antiquity; 3. Communities of reason in the Islamic world; 4. Christianity as a philosophical religion in Spinoza; Epilogue: did the history of philosophical religions come to an end?. Carlos Fraenkel. Includes bibliographical references and index. Philosophy and religion Philosophy History Religions PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General RELIGION / Philosophy BL51 .F64 2012eb 210.9 PHI009000 Fraenkel, Carlos, 1971- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 (DLC) 2012018820 (OCoLC)796001765 9781139839594 (electronic bk.) 1139839594 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=498342 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012018820-t.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012018820-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012018820-b.html http://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/94570/cover/9780521194570.jpg http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=498342 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012018820-t.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012018820-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012018820-b.html http://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/94570/cover/9780521194570.jpg N$T 121112 20200709055624.0 ocn817224955