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- The Mind That Is Catholic: Philosophical and Political Essays
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
summary
The Mind That Is Catholic, he presents a retrospective collection of his academic and literary essays written in the past fifty years. In each essay, he exemplifies the Catholic mind at its best--seeing the whole, leaving nothing out.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Part I. On Catholic Thinking
- 1. The Mind That Is Catholic
- pp. 9-18
- 4. “The Very Graciousness of Being”
- pp. 45-58
- Part II . Reckoning with Plato
- 7. What Is Piety?
- pp. 95-102
- Part III . The Abiding Implications of Friendship
- 8. Aristotle on Friendship
- pp. 105-113
- 10. The Trinity: God Is Not Alone
- pp. 128-148
- Part IV. The Medieval Experience
- Part V. Implications of Catholic Thought
- 16. Transcendence and Political Philosophy
- pp. 220-236
- Part VI. Things Practical and Impractical
- 18. Sports and Philosophy
- pp. 251-260
- 19. The Real Alternatives to Just War
- pp. 261-276
- Part VII . Where Does It Lead?
- 20. On Choosing Not to See
- pp. 279-285
- 21. The Ultimate Meaning of Existence
- pp. 286-295
- 22. “The Beginning of the Real Story”
- pp. 296-306
- Bibliography
- pp. 327-332
- Production Notes
- p. 353
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813218267
Related ISBN(s)
9780813215419
MARC Record
OCLC
649914626
Pages
352
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2008
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