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Maritain and America (American Maritain Association Publications)
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Paperback. Jacques Maritain was one of the leading French and Thomist philosophers of the 20th century. He was fond of America and its political experiment in liberal democracy. This work explores the engagement of his thought with the American political experiment in representative democracy and the culture of liberal individualism that it has fostered. Editor(s): Cullen, Christopher M.; Clair, Joseph Allan. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Jacques Maritain was one of the leading French and Thomist philosophers of the twentieth century. He was particularly fond of America and its political experiment in liberal democracy. He taught at four American universities and came to know the young republic first hand. ""Maritain and America"" explores the engagement of his thought with the American political experiment in representative democracy and the culture of liberal individualism that it has fostered. The book begins with a consideration of the sources for the American founding - English common law, Protestant Christianity, Lockean natural rights theory - and then proceeds to examine the ... Read more
Jacques Maritain was one of the leading French and Thomist philosophers of the twentieth century. He was particularly fond of America and its political experiment in liberal democracy. He taught at four American universities and came to know the young republic first hand. ""Maritain and America"" explores the engagement of his thought with the American political experiment in representative democracy and the culture of liberal individualism that it has fostered. The book begins with a consideration of the sources for the American founding - English common law, Protestant Christianity, Lockean natural rights theory - and then proceeds to examine the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780966922684
SKU
V9780966922684
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About
CHRISTOPHER M. CULLEN, S.J., is associate professor of philosophy at Fordham University and associate director of Fordham's Center for Medieval Studies. He is the author of Bonaventure. JOSEPH ALLAN CLAIR is currently enrolled in the doctoral program in the religion department at Princeton University. His doctoral research topic is the political thought of Augustine of Hippo.
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