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Degrees of Knowledge

Degrees of Knowledge - Paperback

by Jacques Maritain
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jacques Maritain, Ralph McInerny (Editor)Series:Collected Works of Jacques Maritain #7Publish date:1995-01-15Pages:528
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Notre Dame PressISBN-13:9780268008864ISBN-10:268008868UPC:9780268008864Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, EpistemologyBook Topic:ModernSize:9.06 x 6.08 x 1.41 inchesWeight:1.8409Product ID:SC0A6RR5YX
Maritain argues that there are different 'kinds' and 'orders' of knowledge and, within them, different 'degrees' determined by the nature of the thing to be known and the 'degree of abstraction' involved. The book is divided into two parts: Part one discusses the degrees of knowledge for science and philosophy - or 'rational knowledge, ' and part two discusses the degrees of knowledge for religious faith and mysticism - or 'super-rational knowledge.'
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Notre Dame PressISBN-13:9780268008864ISBN-10:268008868UPC:9780268008864Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, EpistemologyBook Topic:ModernSize:9.06 x 6.08 x 1.41 inchesWeight:1.8409Product ID:SC0A6RR5YX

Jacques Maritain (1882 - 1973), was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised Protestant, he was agnostic before converting to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive Thomas Aquinas for modern times, and was influential in the development and drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented his "Message to Men of Thought and of Science" at the close of Vatican II to Maritain, his long-time friend and mentor.

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.
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

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7th Edition

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Jacques Maritain, Ralph McInerny (Editor)

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Jacques Maritain

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