The mind that is Catholic: philosophical and political essays
Introduction: A certain crime unobserved -- On Catholic thinking. The mind that is Catholic ; Infinitized by the spirit: Maritain and the intellectual vocation ; Chesterton, the real heretic: the outstanding eccentricity of the peculiar sect called Roman Catholics ; The very graciousness of being --...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
Catholic University of America Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christian philosophy
/ Catholicism
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Political Science Philosophy B Electronic book B Christianity and politics Catholic Church B Electronic books B RELIGION ; Christianity ; Catholic |
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| Summary: | Introduction: A certain crime unobserved -- On Catholic thinking. The mind that is Catholic ; Infinitized by the spirit: Maritain and the intellectual vocation ; Chesterton, the real heretic: the outstanding eccentricity of the peculiar sect called Roman Catholics ; The very graciousness of being -- Reckoning with Plato. On the uniqueness of Socrates: political philosophy and the rediscovery of the human body ; On the death of Plato: some philosophical thoughts on the Thracian maidens ; What is piety? -- The abiding implications of friendship. Aristotle on friendship ; The totality of society: from justice to friendship ; The Trinity: God is not alone -- The medieval experience. The point of medieval political philosophy ; Possessed of both a reason and a revelation ; Aquinas and the defense of ordinary things: on what common men call common sense -- Implications of Catholic thought. The realism of St. Augustine's political realism: Augustine and Machiavelli ; Mystifying indeed: on being fully human ; Transcendence and political philosophy ; Mysticism, political philosophy, and play -- Things practical and impractical. Sports and philosophy ; The real alternatives to just war -- Where does it lead? On choosing not to see ; The ultimate meaning of existence ; The beginning of the real story -- Conclusion: On being allowed to read Monte Cristo |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-332) and index. - Description based on print version record Description based on print version record Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| ISBN: | 0813218268 |