{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-early-christianity-paperback","title":"The Philosophy of Early Christianity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Karamanolis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition introduces the reader to the philosophy of early Christianity in the second to fourth centuries AD, and contextualizes the philosophical contributions of early Christians in the framework of the ancient philosophical debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt examines the first attempts of Christian thinkers to engage with issues such as questions of cosmogony and first principles, freedom of choice, concept formation, and the body-soul relation, as well as later questions like the status of the divine persons of the Trinity. It also aims to show that the philosophy of early Christianity is part of ancient philosophy as a distinct school of thought, being in constant dialogue with the ancient philosophical schools, such as Platonism, Aristotelianism, Stoicism, and even Epicureanism and Scepticism. This book examines in detail the philosophical views of Christian thinkers such as Justin Martyr, Clement of Alexandria, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Basil, and Gregory of Nyssa, and sheds light in the distinct ways they conceptualized traditional philosophical issues and made some intriguing contributions. The book's core chapters survey the central philosophical concerns of the early Christian thinkers and examines their contributions. These range across natural philosophy, metaphysics, logic and epistemology, psychology, and ethics, and include such questions as how the world came into being, how God relates to the world, the status of matter, how we can gain knowledge, in what sense humans have freedom of choice, what the nature of soul is and how it relates to the body, and how we can attain happiness and salvation. This revised edition takes into account the recent developments in the area of later ancient philosophy, especially in the philosophy of Early Christianity, and integrates them in the relevant chapters, some of which are now heavily expanded. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Philosophy of Early Christianity remains a crucial introduction to the subject for undergraduate and postgraduate students of ancient philosophy and early Christianity, across the disciplines of classics, history, and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Karamanolis\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna, Austria. His publications include \u003ci\u003ePlato and Aristotle in Agreement? Platonists on Aristotle from Antiochus to Porphyry\u003c\/i\u003e (2006; revised paperback, 2013), \u003ci\u003eStudies on Porphyry\u003c\/i\u003e (2007, ed. with Anne Sheppard), \u003ci\u003eThe Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (2017, ed. with Vasilis Politis), \u003cem\u003ePseudo-Aristotle: \u003c\/em\u003eDe Mundo \u003cem\u003e(\u003c\/em\u003eOn the Cosmos\u003cem\u003e): A Commentary\u003c\/em\u003e (2020, ed. with Pavel Gregoric).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412624916658,"sku":"9780367146306","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/98979bf040f1e9a5504cc165c95a863b.webp?v=1778325148","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-philosophy-of-early-christianity-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}