The Other Calling by Andrew Shanks (9781405157674)

Description - The Other Calling by Andrew Shanks

What is the true calling of the intellectual? In this provocative
new book, Andrew Shanks presents a distinctive fresh answer. The
Other Calling is a systematic riposte both to the elitism of
philosophy in the heritage of Plato, and to the typical
individualism of Plato's philosophic opponents. Here, instead,
intellectual integrity is identified with a form of priesthood.

Asserts that intellectuals are critical to bringing together
the common aspirations of a community

Offers a strikingly original approach to the moral and
political aspects of theology?s relationship with philosophy,
exploring the perspectives of both disciplines

Draws on the work and thought of Christians, Muslims, Hindus,
Buddhists, Agnostics, and Atheists

Argues for a new, religiously multicultural ?priesthood
of all thinkers?, considering how once, all intellectuals
were as a matter of course also priests

Published in the new and prestigious Illuminations
series

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