Because for a very long time the only people who had the leisure to consider these questions were the members of religious houses. And if you wanted to study at all the church was the way to go.
Dana On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:53:19 -0600, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It was half-joking. I do find it interesting how much of philosophy is > presented in relation or reaction to established religious thought. > Even Hobbes' Art of Rhetoric presents its examples as excerpts from > the bible (an English translation, mind you). > > -Kevin > > On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:27:35 -0500, Won Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It is an academic text as well. Would be a shame not to read City of > > God because it is a religious text. Perhaps it is due to other voices > > being censored or those in power only wanting to publish people who > > supported their view, but most of the best works from early thinkers are > > of religious nature. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140080 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
