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"Jacques Maritain was a leading French philosopher of the twentieth century. He came to know America first hand and taught at four American universities. This book explores his thought in its engagement of with the American political system and the American culture of liberal individualism"--Provided by publisher.

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American Maritain Association, Distributed by the Catholic University of America Press
Language
English
Pages
270

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Subjects

Politics and government, Philosophy, Political science, History

People

Jacques Maritain (1882-1973)

Places

United States

Times

20th century

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Table of Contents

Part I: Maritain and the American experiment : challenges and problems. Catholicism and the Declaration of independence : an American dilemma about natural rights / Robert P. Kraynak
Social cohesion of a pluralist civil society : a challenge to Maritain's political philosophy / Henk E.S. Woldring
Resolving the tension between tolerance and truth : Jacques Maritain on the moral extremes of relativism and fanaticism / John G. Trapani, Jr.
Yves R. Simon and Aquinas on willing the common good / John A. Cuddeback
John Stuart Mill's deontological hedonism / Francis Slade
Part II: The Christian philosopher in society. Maritain and the problem of Christian philosophy / Mathew S. Pugh
A controversy reconsidered / Ralph C. Nelson
A good shepherd? Thomas Aquinas on the names of God in the Summa theologiae (I, Q. 13, AA. 1-7) / Timothy Valentine
Connaturality / Martin Andic
Part III: The person in society. Time and the human person / Teresa I. Reed
Transcending bodily existence and vulnerability / Alice Ramos
Beyond the personal : Weil's critique of Maritain / Eric O. Springsted
Part IV: Personalist ethics in a democratic society. The person in America / John F. Morris
Maritain, connaturality, and the American family / James G. Hanink
The "normal" pursuit of eudaimonia, and the potential obstacle posed by genetic manipulation / William M. Joensen.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Washington, DC
Series
Publications of the American Maritain Association, American Maritain Association publications

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
194
Library of Congress
B2430.M34 M27 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvi, 270 p. ;
Number of pages
270

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24562101M
ISBN 13
9780966922684
LCCN
2009037217
OCLC/WorldCat
351322351

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