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Author Fafara, Richard J

Title Malebranche Moment : Selections from the Letters of tienne Gilson & Henri Gouhier (1920-1936)
Published Milwaukee : Marquette University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (215 pages)
Series Marquette Studies in Philosophy
Marquette studies in philosophy.
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
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
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Subject Gilson, Étienne, 1884-1978 -- Correspondence
Gouhier, Henri, 1898-1994 -- Correspondence
Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715.
SUBJECT Gilson, Étienne, 1884-1978 fast
Gouhier, Henri, 1898-1994 fast
Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715 fast
Subject Philosophy & Religion.
Philosophy.
Genre/Form Personal correspondence
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780874629460
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