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.
"One can open The Degrees of Knowledge to almost any page and
discover there something worth thinking about." —Pastoral Life
*Perspectives on Political Science*
"The Degrees of Knowledge represents one of the most complete
articulations of Maritain's incorporation of the thinking of Saint
Thomas Aquinas into his work." —The Library Quarterly
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“The Degrees of Knowledge remains interesting and valuable because
it deals with a theme that is characteristic of, but antedates,
much of postmodern thought—i.e., the critique of ‘modern
epistemology.’ —Études maritainiennes
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