The Degrees of Knowledge (The Collected Works of Jacques Maritain, Vol. 7)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0268008868 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Maritain proposes a hierarchy of the forms of knowledge by discussing the degrees of rational and suprarational understanding. In this new translation of The Degrees of Knowledge, Ralph McInerny attempts a more careful expression of Maritain's original masterpiece than previous translations. Maritain argues that the intellectual life is meant to be complemented by the spiritual life and should culminate in sanctity.. Rightly called Maritain's cardinal work, The Degrees of Knowledge is a magnificent and sagacious achievement. Jacques Maritain's masterpiece proposes a hierarchy of forms of knowledge that culminate in mystical experience and wisdom, which is a gift of the Holy Ghost. Distinguer pour unir, ou Les degrés du savoir was first published in 1932 by Jacques Maritain. Nine appendices, some longer than the chapters of the book, advance Maritain's thought, often by taking on criticism of earlier editions of the work
An Excellent Introduction to the Breadth of Epistemological Inquiry Matthew K. Minerd The Degrees of Knowledge has the honor (perhaps) of being among the most well-worn texts upon my shelf of contemporary Thomistic texts. It will be impossible to sing the praises of Maritain's text in a helpful review, but a few observations might help to convince the appropriate readers that the cracked . Brilliant Synthesis D. S. Heersink Maritain, the major neo-Thomist of the 20th century, has written a masterful tome on most epistemological accounts that is not only versed in "knowing that," and "knowing how," but also the knowledge derived from religious experience, mystical experience, and various other "degrees" of knowledge which, l. "Five Stars" according to G. Michel. A "must" for anyone wanting to do solid epistemology
"One can open The Degrees of Knowledge to almost any page and discover there something worth thinking about." —Pastoral Life