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Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace - Thomism and Democratic Political Theory (Paperback)
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Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace - Thomism and Democratic Political Theory (Paperback)
Series: Applications of Political Theory
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Twentieth-century French philosophers Jacques Maritain and Yves R.
Simon pioneered new approaches to understanding and defending
political democracy in the wake of two world wars. Rather than
break from a religious tradition that seemed to struggle against
modernity and certain forms of democratic theory and practice,
these thinkers instead looked back to the philosophy of Aristotle
and Thomas Aquinas to propel Catholic political philosophy forward.
The profound influence of Maritain and Simon is manifest in the
dramatic achievements of Vatican II and in the work of the scholars
of political philosophy who learned from them. John P. Hittinger,
one of the finest of these scholars, provides in Liberty, Wisdom,
and Grace a comprehensive survey of the Thomists' contributions to
contemporary political thought as well as a detailed analysis of
their approach to democracy. Hittinger treats criticism of
Maritain, including the work of Catholic political writer Aurel
Kolnai, and discusses the alternative democratic visions of John
Locke and David Richards. His portraits of thinkers who have
wrestled with democracy in the Thomist tradition, such as Leo
Strauss and John Paul II, are sensitive and engaging. Addressing
questions of religion and philosophy broadly understood, the essays
collected here offer a searching examination of democratic theory
in the modern age.
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