| Integral Humanism, Freedom in the Modern World, and a Letter on Independence, Revised Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Maritain, Jacques (Author), Bird, Otto (Editor), Bird, Otto (Translator) |
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ISBN: 026801177X ISBN-13: 9780268011772 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $123.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Political - Philosophy | Religious |
| Dewey: 194 |
| LCCN: 95050323 |
| Series: Collected Works of Jacques Maritain |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.36" W x 9.33" (1.54 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The three books in this volume were written in France in the early 1930's. Maritain accepts the responsibility of a Christian philosopher by addressing the problems of civil and world war. He discusses issues such as the relationship between freedom and religion, the opposition of democracy to any form of totalitarianism, the relationship between spirituality and temporality, and how Christian civilization in opposition to communism and capitalism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maritain, Jacques: - Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) was one of the twentieth century's greatest Christian philosophers. He is the author of, among other books, The Degrees of Knowledge (Notre Dame Press, 1995), Untrammeled Approaches (Notre Dame Press, 1996), and Integral Humanism, Freedom in the Modern World, and A Letter on Independence (Notre Dame Press, 1996). |