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Degrees of Knowledge

Degrees of Knowledge

Degrees of Knowledge Paperback / softback - 1995

by Jacques Maritain

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Paperback / softback. New. This work is Maritain's masterpiece. Published as ""Distinguer pour unir, ou Les degres du savoir"" in 1932, the book proposes a hierarchy of forms of knowledge that culminates in mystical experience and that wisdom which is a gift of the Holy Ghost. His inspiration is St Thomas Aquinas.
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  • Title Degrees of Knowledge
  • Author Jacques Maritain
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 528
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IN
  • Publication date 1995-01-15
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780268008864
  • ISBN 9780268008864 / 0268008868
  • Weight 1.84 lbs (0.83 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 6.08 x 1.41 in (23.01 x 15.44 x 3.58 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94045159
  • Dewey Decimal Code 121
  • Quantity available 10

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From the publisher

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.'

About the author

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.

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