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Reason and the Heart : A Prolegomenon to a Critique of Passional Reason by Wainwright, William J. is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is Reason and the Heart : A Prolegomenon to a Critique of Passional Reason about?
Between the opposing claims of reason and religious subjectivity may be a middle ground, William J. Wainwright argues. His book is a philosophical reflection on the role of emotion in guiding reason. There is evidence, he contends, that reason functions properly only when informed by a rightly disposed heart. The idea of passional reason, so rarely discussed today, once dominated religious reflection, and Wainwright pursues it through the writings of three of its past proponents: Jonathan Edward
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- Author
- Wainwright, William J.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780801473487
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Christian, Philosophy, Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
Other editions & translations
- Reason And the Heart: A Prologomenon to a Critique of Passional Reason (Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion) (2006)
- Reason and the Heart: A Prolegomenon to a Critique of Passional Reason (Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion) (2006)
- Reason And The Heart: A Prolegomenon To A Critique Of Passional Reason (cornell Studies In The Philosophy Of Religion) (1995)