Augustine for the Philosophers: The Rhetor of Hippo, the

Augustine for the Philosophers: The Rhetor of Hippo, the "Confessions," and the Continentals (Studies in Rhetoric & Religion Book 16)

St. Augustine of Hippo, largely considered the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, has long dominated theological conversations. Augustineâ€™s legacy as a theologian endures. However, Augustineâ€™s contributions to rhetoric and the philosophy of communication remain relatively uncharted. Augustine for the Philosophers recovers these contributions, revisiting Augustine's prominence in the work of continental philosophers who shaped rhetoric and the philosophy of communication in the twentieth century. Hannah Arendt, Albert Camus, Jacques Ellul, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Martin Heidegger, Edmund Husserl, Jean-FranÃ§ois Lyotard, and Paul Ricoeur are paired with Augustine in significant conversations close to the center of their work.

Augustine for the Philosophers dares to hold Augustineâ€™s rhetoric and philosophy in dynamic tension with his Christianity, provoking serious reconsideration of Augustine, his presence in twentieth-century continental thought, and his influence upon modern rhetoric and communication studies.
Country USA
Manufacturer Baylor University Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-08-01
Format Kindle eBook

Augustine for the Philosophers: The Rhetor of Hippo, the "Confessions," and the Continentals (Studies in Rhetoric & Religion Book 16)