Politics of Praise
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Aquinas Derrida friendship ethics
aristotelian
Aristotelian Friendship
Author_William W. Young Iii
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Common Spiration
deconstruction theory
Derrida's Recent Work
Derrida’s Recent Work
divine
Divine Names
doctrine
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eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
Fides Quaerens Intellectum
friendship
god
God's Essence
God's Predestination
God's Simplicity
God’s Essence
God’s Predestination
God’s Simplicity
Human Suffering
interfaith dialogue
John Milbank
medieval philosophy
Milbank's Work
Milbank’s Work
mysticism and metaphysics
names
naming
Naming God
Natural Reason
Non-identical Repetition
orthodoxy
Pragmatic Dimension
Quantitative Equality
Qui Est
radical
religious language
Rigid Designation
Rigid Designators
sacred
Sacred Doctrine
Sauf Le Nom
Scientia Dei
Servile Fear
Singular Relation
Supernatural Habit
theological ethics
Product details
- ISBN 9780754656463
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Dec 2006
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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While the revelation of God's name is a central theological topic, its ethical and political significance are often overlooked. In a world filled with violence committed 'in the name of God', how might invoking God's name enable peace, community, and hope? The Politics of Praise argues that the redemptive potential of naming God lies in how this event transforms friendship. It breaks new ground by tracing the connections between naming God and friendship in the work of Thomas Aquinas and Jacques Derrida. Advancing an innovative reading of Aquinas on the divine names, the book explores how Dionysius' mysticism shapes Aquinas' appropriation of Aristotle's ethics, then retraces how Derrida's reading of religion renders possible an alternative conception of friendship. These explorations lead to a surprising convergence between Aquinas and Derrida on the conditions of friendship.
William W. Young III is Assistant Professor of Humanities at Endicott College, Massachusetts, USA.
