In this 2001 book, John Rist offers a vigorous defence of an ethical theory based on a revised version of Platonic realism. His lively and accessible study is informed by a powerful sense of philosophical history, and will be of interest to both students and scholars of ethics.
This major work provides a detailed and accurate account of the character and effects of Augustine's thought as a whole. Augustine weighed some of the major themes of... Læs mere
Professor Rist questions the assumption that the texts of the Gospels of Maark and Matthew are explained in terms of direct literary dependence. He argues that... Læs mere
In this 2001 book, John Rist offers a vigorous defence of an ethical theory based on a revised version of Platonic realism. His lively and accessible study is informed by a powerful sense of philosophical history, and will be of interest to both students and scholars of ethics.
An excoriating study of the history of papal authority in the Roman Catholic Church since the late nineteenth century, and how it has led to the present doctrinal crisis.