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Author Trapani, John G

Title Poetry, beauty, & contemplation : the complete aesthetics of Jacques Maritain / John G. Trapani, Jr
Published Washington, District of Columbia : Catholic University of America Press, 2011
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Description 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations
Contents Historical background: Maritain's personal development -- Theoretical background: Maritain's philosophical development -- The foundation of Maritain's epistemological uniqueness -- The fundamentals of Maritain's aesthetics -- Maritain's notions of poetry and poetic knowledge -- Two pathways discerned: the priority of poetry, 1920-1927 -- Two pathways clarified: Maritain's turn to poetic knowledge, 1927-1938 -- The perception of beauty: the key to resolution -- Maritain on contemplation and beauty -- The integration of poetry, beauty, and contemplation
Summary "Poetry, Beauty, and Contemplation provides a basic introduction to, and an extensive examination of, Maritain's philosophy of art and beauty. The book begins with a brief biographical sketch of Maritain's early years, including the early influences on his philosophy (Henri Bergson and Thomas Aquinas among them). The author explores key terms and ideas central to Maritain's aesthetics -- intuition, connaturality, Poetry, and beauty -- and traces their historical development. The book integrates the inherent relationship between Maritain's unique understanding of "Poetry," his aesthetic and metaphysical ideas about beauty, and his explanation of the distinction between natural and supernatural contemplation, resulting in a complete exposition of Maritain's aesthetics."--Pub. website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Maritain, Jacques, 1882-1973 -- Aesthetics
SUBJECT Maritain, Jacques, 1882-1973 fast
Subject PHILOSOPHY -- Aesthetics.
ART -- General.
Aesthetics
Philosophy & Religion.
Philosophy.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010035469
ISBN 9780813219318
0813219310