TY - BOOK AU - Blanco,Carlos TI - Philosophy and salvation: an essay on wisdom, beauty, and love as the goal of life SN - 9780718841508 AV - B105.S25 B53 2013eb U1 - 128 23 PY - 2013///, ©2012 CY - Cambridge PB - Lutterworth Press KW - Salvation KW - Philosophy KW - Philosophy and religion KW - PHILOSOPHY KW - Movements KW - Humanism KW - bisacsh KW - Christianity KW - fast KW - PHILOSOPHY / General KW - Electronic books N1 - "First published 2012"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references; pt. 1. In search of fundamentum -- pt. 2. Fundamentum in history -- pt. 3. Questioning as salvation N2 - We all seek salvation, claims Blanco, because we all become prisoners of negativity. Humanity wants to be saved, we want to overcome the negativity that so often enslaves us. But, where is the saviour to be found, and where is the source of salvation?In Philosophy and Salvation Blanco argues that salvation may only come from the infinite springs of the word. 'The word saves us: the word of science, the word manifested in art, the word of a society which promises something for itself ... Humanity understands itself through language: human beings use words in order to know each other and to co UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=813801 ER -