Aristotle and the Theology of the Living Immortals (SUNY series in Ancient Greek Philosophy) - Tapa blanda

"This book is rich and provocative--indeed iconoclastic by any measure. Bodéüs demonstrates, quite successfully in my view, that traditional theology greatly influenced Aristotle's own conception of theology. Moreover, he argues that theology is not a science for Aristotle, for what we generally associate with Aristotelian theology--the unmoved mover--is not actually a part of theology." -- Gerard Naddaf, coauthor of Plato the Myth Maker

Now available in English translation, this in-depth study argues that Aristotle's theology was more traditional that has been widely proposed and that Aristotle perceived the gods as living and benevolent immotals. The book includes a reconsideration of the prevailing view, the relationship between theology and science and myth and a discussion of the role of the divine in philosophy. Bodeues' arguments are supported by useful summaries and the book concludes with a comprehensive bibliography.