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The Malebranche moment : selections from the letters of Etienne Gilson & Henri Gouhier, (1920-1936) / translated and edited by Richard J. Fafara.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilson, Étienne, 1884-1978.
- Series:
- Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 48.
- Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 48
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715.
- Malebranche, Nicolas.
- Gilson, Étienne, 1884-1978--Correspondence.
- Gilson, Étienne.
- Gouhier, Henri, 1898-1994--Correspondence.
- Gouhier, Henri.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Milwaukee, WI : Marquette University Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1921, Etienne Gilson, one of the greatest Christian philosophers since Thomas Aquinas, began teaching at the Sorbonne. A twenty-three-year-old student, Henri Gouhier, promptly asked Gilson to direct his doctoral work on the great seventeenth-century philosopher Nicolas Malebranche. Gilson agreed. Thus began a relationship that ripened into a very deep personal and professional friendship lasting more than half a century. Gilson engaged in extensive correspondence throughout his long life, but little of it has seen the light of day. The letters in this volume, mostly from Gilson, reveal his
- Contents:
- short title page; title page The Malebranche Moment Selections from the Letters of Étienne Gilson & Henri Gouhier (1920-1936) Translated and edited by Richard J. Fafara; copyright page; Contents; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; Samples of Original Letters; Appendix 1 Gilson's Student Essay on Malebranche; COMMENTARY by Richard J. Fafara; APPENDIX 2 A PORTRAIT OF GILSON; The French Texts; Bibliography; Index of Names & Subjects
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-200) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-87462-946-2
- 1-4356-1075-X
- OCLC:
- 609853278
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