James Nendza
Biographic Data
| ID | 1097917 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Nendza |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Nendza |
| SIGNATURE | NENDZA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nature and Convention in Book V of the Republic
In Book V of the Republic Socrates appears to abandon one of the most fundamental characteristics of Socratic philosophy, that is, the attempt to understand what makes human beings distinct, in favour of an understanding of human life in terms of the activity of animals. This suggests that the purpose of Book V is not to present the best political order as Socrates understands it but rather to illustrate the dangers of any attempt to understand p…
Religion and Republicanism in More's Utopia
Religion and Republicanism in More's Utopia
HE THEORETICAL founders of modern republican govern-T ment, men like Machiavelli and Locke, considered the separationJL of religion and politics to be crucial to the success of their new proposals. A similar fear of mixing religion and politics animated many of the founders of the greatest modern republic, the United States, as well. While the precise relationship of religion and politics in the thoughts of these men varied, most agreed in the be…
Political Idealism in More's Utopia
While this century has witnessed large-scale attempts to actualize political Utopias, the study of such regimes is as old as political philosophy. The most famous of such imaginary republics is More's Utopia. In the form of a dialogue, Utopia presents the best regime of a philosophic character, Raphael Hythlodaeus. In constructing a regime based on the belief that happiness consists in the acquisition of pleasure, Utopia presents one of the first…
Political Idealism in More's Utopia
While this century has witnessed large-scale attempts to actualize political Utopias, the study of such regimes is as old as political philosophy. The most famous of such imaginary republics is More's Utopia. In the form of a dialogue, Utopia presents the best regime of a philosophic character, Raphael Hythlodaeus. In constructing a regime based on the belief that happiness consists in the acquisition of pleasure, Utopia presents one of the first…
Nature and Convention in Book V of the Republic
In Book V of the Republic Socrates appears to abandon one of the most fundamental characteristics of Socratic philosophy, that is, the attempt to understand what makes human beings distinct, in favour of an understanding of human life in terms of the activity of animals. This suggests that the purpose of Book V is not to present the best political order as Socrates understands it but rather to illustrate the dangers of any attempt to understand p…
Religion and Republicanism in More's Utopia
Religion and Republicanism in More's Utopia
HE THEORETICAL founders of modern republican govern-T ment, men like Machiavelli and Locke, considered the separationJL of religion and politics to be crucial to the success of their new proposals. A similar fear of mixing religion and politics animated many of the founders of the greatest modern republic, the United States, as well. While the precise relationship of religion and politics in the thoughts of these men varied, most agreed in the be…
Political Idealism in More's Utopia
While this century has witnessed large-scale attempts to actualize political Utopias, the study of such regimes is as old as political philosophy. The most famous of such imaginary republics is More's Utopia. In the form of a dialogue, Utopia presents the best regime of a philosophic character, Raphael Hythlodaeus. In constructing a regime based on the belief that happiness consists in the acquisition of pleasure, Utopia presents one of the first…
Nature and Convention in Book V of the Republic
In Book V of the Republic Socrates appears to abandon one of the most fundamental characteristics of Socratic philosophy, that is, the attempt to understand what makes human beings distinct, in favour of an understanding of human life in terms of the activity of animals. This suggests that the purpose of Book V is not to present the best political order as Socrates understands it but rather to illustrate the dangers of any attempt to understand p…
Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political Economy and Marxism (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Utopia (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)