Reviews for Life Philosophy and Moral Issues

The average rating for Life Philosophy and Moral Issues based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-01-13 00:00:00 Gerald Leba This book begins by attacking my own Medieval training (in the Kretzmann school), and I couldn't agree more with Aertsen's critique. He also attacks Gilson, but in a way that manages to respect his deserved eminence. His main thesis is that the true spirit of Medieval philosophy is not that it is Christian but that it is a transcendental philosophy. Aertsen goes to great lengths to distinguish Medieval transcendental philosophy from its Kantian counterpart, and for me these passages were some of the most interesting in the book. I find his thesis (which is obviously provocative) incredibly illuminating, but I am too far from my days of serious Medieval scholarship to say anything particularly interesting about it one way or another. For a Medieval geek like me, this book was pure joy. If only I had read this book ten years ago I'd probably be writing amore interesting dissertation than I am currently. It is a long slog, but well worth it, especially if one is interested in the question of being qua being, and also the extent to which Kant destroyed true philosophy.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-01-21 00:00:00 Rick Robinson 4.5 stars!