02088cam a22003014a 4500 9350 9350 43615247 OCoLC 20210112164033.0 000306s2000 ilua b 001 0 eng 00008637 1581341725 (jacket) 9781581341720 (jacket) (OCoLC)43615247 DLC eng DLC PGC OCLCQ BAKER BTCTA YDXCP OCLCG IG# ZID BDX pcc B72 .S68 2000 B72 .S68 2000 Sproul, R. C. (Robert Charles), 1939-2017 The consequences of ideas : understanding the concepts that shaped our world / R.C. Sproul Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, c2000 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-216) and index Introduction : Why philosophy? -- The first Philosophers -- Plato : realist and idealist -- Aristotle : The philosopher -- Augustine : doctor of grace -- Thomas Aquinas : angelic doctor -- René Descartes : father of modern rationalism -- John Locke : father of modern empiricism -- David Hume : skeptic -- Immanuel Kant : revolutionary philosopher -- Karl Marx : utopian -- Søren Kierkegaard : Danish gadfly -- Fredrich Nietzsche : atheistic existentialist -- Jean-Paul Sartre : litterateur and philosopher -- Darwin and Freud : influential thinkers -- Conclusion : Gilson's choice The greater our familiarity with the ideas that have shaped our culture over the centuries, the greater our ability to understand--and influence--that culture for Christ. From the ancient Greek thinkers Plato and Aristotle to the Christian philosophers Augustine and Aquinas to the molders of modern thought such as Kant and Nietszche, R. C. Sproul traces the contours of Western philosophy throughout history and demonstrates the massive consequences these ideas have had on world events, theology, the arts, and culture--as well as in our everyday lives Philosophy History Christianity Philosophy ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HMC HMC GEN 2021-01-20 0 190 SP771C 010662 2021-01-20 00:00:00 2021-01-20 BK