{"product_id":"the-person-and-the-common-good-paperback","title":"The Person and the Common Good - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacques Maritain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn J. Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting with moving insight the relations between man, as a person and as an individual, and the society of which he is a part, Maritain's treatment of a lasting topic speaks to this generation as well as those to come. Maritain employs the personalism rooted in Aquinas's doctrine to distinguish between social philosophy centered in the dignity of the human person and that centered in the primacy of the individual and the private good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Person and the Common Good, \u003c\/i\u003e originally published in 1947, presents Jacques Maritain's clearest and most sustained treatment of the person. He asks whether the person is simply the self and nothing more. After more than half a century, Maritain's question still has great validity, given the current inordinate preoccupation with individualism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Presenting with moving insight the relations between man, as a person and as an individual, and the society of which he is a part, Maritain's treatment of a lasting topic speaks to this generation as well as those to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He makes clear the personalism rooted in the doctrine of St. Thomas and separates the social philosophy centered in the dignity of the human person from every social philosophy centered in the primacy of the individual and the private good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) was one of the twentieth century's greatest Christian philosophers. He is the author of, among other books, \u003ci\u003eThe Degrees of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e (Notre Dame Press, 1995), \u003ci\u003eUntrammeled Approaches \u003c\/i\u003e(Notre Dame Press, 1996), and \u003ci\u003eIntegral Humanism, Freedom in the Modern World, and A Letter on Independence\u003c\/i\u003e (Notre Dame Press, 1996).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacques Maritain (1882-1973) was one of the twentieth century's greatest Christian philosophers. He is the author of, among other books, \u003ci\u003eThe Degrees of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e (Notre Dame Press, 1995), \u003ci\u003eUntrammeled Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e (Notre Dame Press, 1996), and \u003ci\u003eIntegral Humanism, Freedom in the Modern World, and A Letter on Independence\u003c\/i\u003e (Notre Dame Press, 1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.02 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454369939634,"sku":"9780268002046","price":46.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/149f5f217190b9febd0236f99c627801_a8ea0353-fd0d-460c-a06e-da6f4a27ad07.webp?v=1778849354","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-person-and-the-common-good-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}