General & Miscellaneous Christian Theology, General & Miscellaneous Religious Philosophy, Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge)
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Overview
Knowing God presents an innovative analysis of one of the most difficult and intractable philosophical questions of the past 350 years: the problem of knowledge and specifically knowledge of God and the transcendental principles of value. This book situates the problem within the context of current social and political struggles, as well as within the contemporary search for meaning and value. Mansueto revisits ancient debates regarding the agent intellect, intentional being, and connatural knowledge, while drawing on recent discussions in neuropsychology (Luria and Damasio), cognitive development theory (Piaget and Luria), and the sociology of knowledge or 'ideological criticism' (especially Durkheim, Lukacs, and Gramsci).Synopsis
Mansueto (philosophy, religious studies, and western civilization; U. of New Mexico-Gallup) proposes a general theory of knowledge that is in broad continuity with Aristotle; the Jewish, Arab, and Latin commentators; Aquinas; and dialectical materialism. It holds that sensation produces an image in the brain that records data about the organization of the universe, and that intelligence consists in the capacity to abstract the intelligible context of images. His criteria for successful interpretation is the recognition of the ultimate meaningfulness of the universe and the existence of God. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
December 1, 2002
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Pages
237
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780754608530