Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace: Thomism and Democratic Political TheoryLexington Books, 2002 - 314 páginas Twentieth-century French philosophers Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon pioneered new approaches to understanding and defending political democracy in the wake of two world wars. Rather than break from a religious tradition that seemed to struggle against modernity and certain forms of democratic theory and practice, these thinkers instead looked back to the philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas to propel Catholic political philosophy forward. The profound influence of Maritain and Simon is manifest in the dramatic achievements of Vatican II and in the work of the scholars of political philosophy who learned from them. John P. Hittinger, one of the finest of these scholars, provides in Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace a comprehensive survey of the Thomists' contributions to contemporary political thought as well as a detailed analysis of their approach to democracy. Hittinger treats criticism of Maritain, including the work of Catholic political writer Aurel Kolnai, and discusses the alternative democratic visions of John Locke and David Richards. His portraits of thinkers who have wrestled with democracy in the Thomist tradition, such as Leo Strauss and John Paul II, are sensitive and engaging. Addressing questions of religion and philosophy broadly understood, the essays collected here offer a searching examination of democratic theory in the modern age. |
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... fact , it makes them impossible . And if there is more than a " closed " world , perhaps we can act in it . Yet , if we can act at all , we must be , indeed we would want to be , free and responsible . The world is not totally , or prin ...
... fact , it makes them impossible . And if there is more than a " closed " world , perhaps we can act in it . Yet , if we can act at all , we must be , indeed we would want to be , free and responsible . The world is not totally , or prin ...
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... fact that his wife was a Russian Jew . Though a convert , it was imperative that the Maritains leave France during its German occupation . The happy results of this exile are that Maritain taught in American universities and learned of ...
... fact that his wife was a Russian Jew . Though a convert , it was imperative that the Maritains leave France during its German occupation . The happy results of this exile are that Maritain taught in American universities and learned of ...
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... fact at variance with the central core of Catholic inspiration . There is , no doubt , more intellectual disarray today than there ever was before 1970. Far fewer people proportion- ately read Plato and Augustine , Aristotle and Aquinas ...
... fact at variance with the central core of Catholic inspiration . There is , no doubt , more intellectual disarray today than there ever was before 1970. Far fewer people proportion- ately read Plato and Augustine , Aristotle and Aquinas ...
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... fact , Wilson stumbles through many areas in his attempt to make these ( in- tellectual ) connections . He presents an appalling lack of liberal education , try as he might to read his way into the broader view . His book contains ...
... fact , Wilson stumbles through many areas in his attempt to make these ( in- tellectual ) connections . He presents an appalling lack of liberal education , try as he might to read his way into the broader view . His book contains ...
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... fact remains that Maritain will have a lot to say that is true on each of these subjects and that he can lead us back to a reading and a tradition that , when done properly , can correct even itself , indeed correct Aquinas if need be ...
... fact remains that Maritain will have a lot to say that is true on each of these subjects and that he can lead us back to a reading and a tradition that , when done properly , can correct even itself , indeed correct Aquinas if need be ...
Contenido
The Political Philosophy of Jacques Maritain | 3 |
On Virtue with Genius The Achievement of Yves R Simon | 21 |
Jacques Maritain and Yves R Simons Use of Thomas Aquinas in Their Defense of Liberal Democracy | 35 |
Maritains Evaluation of Bourgeois Liberalism | 61 |
Three Philosophies of Human Rights Locke Richards and Maritain | 73 |
Why Locke Rejected an Ethics of Virtue and Turned to Utility | 87 |
The Two Lockes On the Foundation of Liberty in Locke | 97 |
David A J Richards Liberalism of the Autonomous Person | 129 |
John Paul II and the Exorcism of Descartes Ghost | 189 |
Maritain on the Intuition of Being | 203 |
Marion Montgomery and the Poets Recovery of Being | 213 |
Newman Theology and the Crisis in Liberal Education | 231 |
James V Schall on Faith Reason and Politics | 267 |
Maritain on the Cooperation of Church and State | 275 |
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Approaches to Democratic Equality | 143 |
Aurel Kolnai and the Metaphysics of Political Conservatism | 163 |
About the Author | 313 |
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Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace: Thomism and Democratic Political Theory John P. Hittinger Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace: Thomism and Democratic Political Theory John Hittinger Vista de fragmentos - 2002 |
Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace: Thomism and Democratic Political Theory John Hittinger Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |
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