The Degrees of Knowledge - Brossura

Maritain, Jacques

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ISBN 10: 0268008868 ISBN 13: 9780268008864

Casa editrice: Univ of Notre Dame Pr, 1995

Riassunto

Distinguer pour unir, ou Les degrés du savoir was first published in 1932 by Jacques Maritain. In this new translation of The Degrees of Knowledge, Ralph McInerny attempts a more careful expression of Maritain's original masterpiece than previous translations. Maritain proposes a hierarchy of the forms of knowledge by discussing the degrees of rational and suprarational understanding. Nine appendices, some longer than the chapters of the book, advance Maritain's thought, often by taking on criticism of earlier editions of the work. Rightly called Maritain's cardinal work, The Degrees of Knowledge is a magnificent and sagacious achievement. Jacques Maritain's masterpiece proposes a hierarchy of forms of knowledge that culminate in mystical experience and wisdom, which is a gift of the Holy Ghost. Maritain argues that the intellectual life is meant to be complemented by the spiritual life and should culminate in sanctity.

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“One can open The Degrees of Knowledge to almost any page and discover there something worth thinking about.” —Pastoral Life

 

“The Degrees of Knowledge represents one of the most complete articulations of Maritain’s incorporation of the thinking of Saint Thomas Aquinas into his work.” —The Library Quarterly

 

“The Degrees of Knowledge remains interesting and valuable because it deals with a theme that is characteristic of, but antedates, much of postmodern thought—i.e., the critique of ‘modern’ epistemology. This edition uses the elegant and definitive English translation prepared under the direction of Fr. Gerald B. Phelan.” —études maritainiennes

L'autore:

RALPH MCINERNY (1929–2010) was Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies and director emeritus of the Jacques Maritain Center, University of Notre Dame. He was the author of numerous works in philosophy, literature, fiction, and journalism, including The Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain, Characters in Search of Their Author, and his autobiography, I Alone Have Escaped to Tell You, all published by the University of Notre Dame Press.

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• Editore: Univ of Notre Dame Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0268008868
• ISBN 13: 9780268008864
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 530
• Redattore: McInerny Ralph M.