Ascent: Philosophy and Paradise Lost

by Tzachi Zamir

Paradise Lost has never received a substantial, book-length reading by a philosopher. This, however should surprise no one, for Milton himself despised philosophers. He associated philosophy with deceit in his theological writings, and made philosophizing into one of the activities of fallen angels in hell. Yet, in this book, philosopher and literary critic Tzachi Zamir argues that Milton's disdain for their vocation should not prevent philosophers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190695080
• ISBN13: 9780190695088
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"