Papers, 1920-1959.

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Papers, 1920-1959.

Chiefly philosophical outlines and notes on metaphysics, logic, and political philosophy; concerning abstraction, action, analogy, anarchy, authority, being, categories, causality, certitude, chance, democracy, determinism, dialectic, essence, ethics, evil, existence, finality, France, freedom. God, government, history, ideas, immanence, induction, intellect, intelligence, intentionality, justice, knowledge, law, life, love, mathematics, memory, method, motion, natural law, nature, ontology, order, passion, perfection, politics, positivism, prediction, proportionality, psychology, quality, quantity, reason, religion, revolution, science, sensation, society, substance, truth, universality, virtue, will, and work. With special attention to the writings of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, but involving other philosophers and writers, ancient, medieval, and modern, including Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Catherine of Sienna, Descartes, Saint-Simon, Alain, Jacques Maritain, Abbé Lallement, and Mortimer J. Adler. Also a small quantity of correspondence, drafts, typewritten manuscripts, and clippings.

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Descartes, René, 1596-1650

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Adler, Mortimer Jerome, 1902-2001

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American philosopher, educator, author. From the description of Papers, 1939-1944. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 80110800 Mortimer Jerome Adler, philosopher, educator, writer. The Mortimer J. Adler Papers include information on his work with the Great Books, Encyclopaedia Britannica, and the Institute for Philosophical Research as well as material relating to his many publications. The collection consists ...

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

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Aquino, Thomas de

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Lallement, D.-J. (Daniel-Joseph), 1892-1977

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Alain, 1868-1951

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Plato.

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Aristotle

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Saint-Simon, Henri, comte de, 1760-1825

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Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380

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Simon, Yves René Marie, 1903-1961

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Thomist philosopher. Student of Abbé Lallement and Jacques Maritain, educated at the University of Paris and the Catholic Institute of Paris, he taught at the University of Lille, the University of Notre Dame (1938-1948) and the University of Chicago (1948-1961). From the description of Papers, 1920-1959. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 31090270 Student of Jacques Maritain; professor of philosophy at Notre Dame (1938-1948) and at the University of Chicago (1...

Maritain, Jacques

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Jacques Maritain, a French philosopher and man of letters, was French Ambassador to the Vatican from 1945 to 1948, professor of philosophyat Princeton University from 1948 to 1952 and continued to make his home in Princeton until 1960. His works include TRUE HUMANISM (1936, tr. 1938); ART AND SCHOLASTICISM (1920, tr. 1929); ON THE USE OF PHILOSOPHY (1961). From the description of The responsibility of the artist : typescript, ca. 1960 / by Jacques Maritain. (Peking University Library...

Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph), 1809-1865

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French journalist and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Passy, to G. Chaudey, [1863] May 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615645 French socialist-anarchist theoretician, newspaper editor, and member of the National Assembly during the Revolution of 1848. His most famous work is QU'EST-CE QUE LA PROPRIETE, 1840. From the description of Letter, 1855 September 9, to M. Bouteville. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122445681 Fro...