An Yves R. Simon Reader is the first collection of texts from the
entirety of the philosopher’s work. French Catholic (and then
American) political philosopher Yves R. Simon was a student of
Jacques Maritain and one of the most important figures in the
revival of Thomism. His work, however, is still little known in
English, and there is as yet no English biography of him. In An
Yves R. Simon Reader: The Philosopher’s Calling, Michael D. Torre
provides an erudite and helpful introduction to Simon’s life and
thought. The volume contains selected key texts from all of
Simon’s twenty books, half of which were published posthumously,
dividing them into three sections. The first fundamentally defends
the Aristotelian and Thomistic account of human knowing. The second
begins with his groundbreaking discussion of human freedom and ends
with his account of practical wisdom. The third then expands this
account to cover the chief concerns of his social and political
philosophy. The selections are long enough to be substantive and
contain sustained and complete arguments. Each selection has its
own foreword by an eminent commentator, familiar with Simon’s
work, who lays out the necessary context for the reader. An Yves R.
Simon Reader includes sections from several of Simon’s last and
most important essays: on sensitive knowledge and on the analogous
nature of “act.” It includes a number of excerpts from his
justly famous account and defense of democratic government. The
hallmarks of his work—his careful conceptual analysis, his genius
for finding undervalued examples, and his talent for creating
expressions that revivified an outworn idea—are on display
throughout. Indeed, as one of the book’s contributors says, Simon
touched nothing that he did not adorn. The result is a highly
readable introduction to the thought of a key and underappreciated
modern philosopher. Contributors: Michael D. Torre, Jude P.
Dougherty, Raymond Dennehy, John C. Cahalan, Steven A. Long, Ralph
Nelson, John P. Hittinger, Ralph McInerny, David B. Burrell, CSC,
Laurence Berns, Catherine Green, W. David Solomon, V. Bradley
Lewis, Joseph W. Koterski, SJ, James V. Schall, SJ, George
Anastaplo, Walter J. Nicgorski, John A. Gueguen, Jr., Thomas R.
Rourke, Jeanne Heffernan Schindler, and Robert Royal.
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