Jacques Maritain / The Dream of Decartes 1st Edition

Description: The Dream of Decartes Author: Jacques Maritain Title: The Dream of Decartes Publication: London: PL Editions Poetry Edition: First Description: 176. Jacques Maritain (1882 â€" 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 The same pope had seriously considered making him a lay cardinal, but Maritain rejected it Maritain's interest and works spanned many aspects of philosophy, including aesthetics, political theory, philosophy of science, metaphysics, the nature of education, liturgy and ecclesiology This book is in orange cloth with gilt titles on the spine Slight sunning at top and bottom edges and minor bumping at the corners and spine ends Binding is sound and no other marks or damage to binding or text Unclipped DJ shows minor chipping along the edges and a 1" tear along the lower jacket spine Jacket spine is sun darkened and there is slight age toning on the jacket overall, but overall very good 176 pp. Very Good / Very Good. Seller ID: AA1978 Baykorp Books Selling quality books and related items at reasonable prices. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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