The Person and the Common Good
by Maritain, Jacques; Fitzgerald, John J. (translator)
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- Near Fine
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- Condition
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. ; Book is in excellent condition. Development of two lectures: the Deneke lecture given at Oxford in 1939 and one given in Rome at the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas in 1945. Contents: Positions of St. Thomas on the ordination of the person to its ultimate end. Individuality and personality. Person and society. Contemporary problems. "The French philosopher Jacques Maritain, a convert to Catholicism, was one of the leading modern proponents of Thomism, the ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas. In particular, he is associated with the idea of personalism, which is the focus of this book." [brothers judd] Scarce copy in this First Edition, and in this condition. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 98 pages .
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- 8727
- Title
- The Person and the Common Good
- Author
- Maritain, Jacques; Fitzgerald, John J. (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Religion, Philosophy
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