Maritain, Jacques 1882-1973

Man and the state by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
68 editions published between 1951 and 2009 in 9 languages and held by 1,893 libraries worldwide
The lectures that were the basis for [this book] were delivered at the University of Chicago at a time when [the author] was still in the first enthusiasm of his participation in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He devotes particular attention to the concept of rights, since, historically, rights theories were fashioned to supplant the natural law theory to which [the author] as a Thomist gives his allegiance. Maritain provides an ingenious and profound theory as to how natural law and natural rights can be complementary. For this reason alone it remains a fundamental contribution to political philosophy, but it is filled with other gems as well. Was [he] too optimistic in his appraisal of modernity? Or have we unjustly lost the optimism that was his? [This book] is an invitation to rethink the way we pose the basic questions of political philosophy.-Back cover.

Creative intuition in art and poetry by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
64 editions published between 1953 and 2004 in 5 languages and held by 1,800 libraries worldwide

True humanism by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
120 editions published between 1936 and 2000 in 10 languages and held by 1,555 libraries worldwide

Art and scholasticism, and the frontiers of poetry by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
115 editions published between 1920 and 2007 in 8 languages and held by 1,524 libraries worldwide
Analyse: Texte de la première édition augmenté du chapitre "Frontières de la poésie".

An introduction to philosophy by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
86 editions published between 1920 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 1,453 libraries worldwide

Distinguish to unite; or, The degrees of knowledge by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
71 editions published between 1932 and 1998 in 6 languages and held by 1,422 libraries worldwide

Existence and the existent by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
49 editions published between 1947 and 1990 in 6 languages and held by 1,352 libraries worldwide

The rights of man and natural law by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
58 editions published between 1942 and 2001 in 6 languages and held by 1,331 libraries worldwide

On the use of philosophy; three essays by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
12 editions published between 1961 and 1982 in English and held by 1,302 libraries worldwide

The peasant of the Garonne; an old layman questions himself about the present time by Jacques Maritain ( Book )
33 editions published between 1966 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 1,226 libraries worldwide