Christian metaphysics and neoplatonism is an important contribution to the study of camus as well as to the disciplines of religion, philosophy, literature, and political theory. From eidology to metaphysics of being and beyondbeing. My paper documents the textual dialogue between elytis and camus and analy ses their. Albert camus moral philosophy and his search for a humanistic ethics find their.
All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Albert camus on christian metaphysics and neoplatonism larson. Theological schools arose and a stimulating mix of pagan, jewish and eastern thought. Albert camus with ron srigley, trans and introduction, and remi brague, epilogue.
Arguing that camus was one of the great critics of modernity through his attempt to disentangle the greeks from the christians, srigley clearly demonstrates the place of christian metaphysics in camus oeuvre. In addition to offering a fresh and literal translation of this neglected but critically important work by camus, ron srigley also provides an introduction that places the work in the context of camus life and thought. Albert camus on christian metaphysics and neoplatonism. Christian metaphysics and neoplatonism eric voegelin institute series in political philosophy.
Finamore, ilaria ramelli, and svetla slavevagriffin cosmic and moral evil in neoplatonism bernard collette and suzanne sterngillet. Doc albert camus, christian metaphysics and neoplatonism. Studies in religion and politics eric voegelin inst series albert camus camus called the transition from hellenism to christianity the true and only turning point in history. Albert camus moral philosophy and his search for a humanistic ethics find their basic premises in the academic dissertation that he wrote on christian. Mcbrides camus is more familiarthe atheist whom christians love, because his philosophy of the absurd rests on the longing for an ultimate intelligibility that is missing from the world only because god. Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the. Participation, icon and narrative in christian neoplatonism neoplatonic metaphysics schelling and neoplatonism laura follesa and tyler tritten soul and souls in the platonic tradition john f. Christian metaphysics and neoplatonism eric voegelin. Neoplatonic substratum in camus thought, and especially plotinus, who made. Contemporary scholarship tends to view albert camus as a modern, but he himself was conscious of the past and called the transition from hellenism to. Christian metaphysics and neoplatonism albert camus. Camus christian metaphysics and neoplatonism voegelinview. As the only standalone english version of this important workand a longoverdue critical editionhis. Albert camus, christian metaphysics and neoplatonism.