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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This is a highly accessible introduction to the profound thought of a first-class mind. Anyone interested in Thomism or the subjects treated by Simon, including freedom, authority, and the common good, will find it very readable.” —Giuseppe Butera, editor of Reading the Cosmos
Table of ContentsAn Account of the Reader, by Way of Acknowledgment
Simon’s Works In The Reader: Summary And Guide
Part I. Introduction
1. The Philosophy of Yves R. Simon
Introduction by Michael D. Torre
2. Method in Philosophy
by Jude P. Dougherty
Part II. Knowledge
3. Knowledge as Immanent Action
Introduction by Raymond Dennehy
4. The Distinction of Thing and Object
Introduction by John C. Cahalan
5. Analogy and Metaphysical Knowledge
Introduction by Steven A. Long
6. Sensation and Physical Knowledge
Introduction by Ralph Nelson
7. Knowledge of Persons and Society
Introduction by John P. Hittinger Jr.
8. Moral Knowledge
Introduction by Ralph McInerny
Part III. Freedom
9. Human Freedom
Introduction by David B. Burrell, CSC
10. Human Reason and Will
Introduction by Laurence Berns
11. Good Use and Habitus
Introduction by Catherine Green
12. The Definition of Moral Virtue
Introduction by W. David Solomon
13. Freedom of Intellect
Introduction by V. Bradley Lewis
14. Society and the Formation of Free Persons
Introduction by Joseph W. Koterski, SJ
Part IV. Community
15. Political Society
Introduction by James V. Schall, SJ
16. The Definition of Law
Introduction by George Anastaplo
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17. The Common Good and Authority
Introduction by Walter J. Nicgorski
18. Work and Society
Introduction by John A. Gueguen Jr.
19. Economic Justice
Introduction by Thomas R. Rourke
20. Community, Truth, and Culture
Introduction by Jeanne Heffernan Schindler
Epilogue: Problems in International Order
Introduction by Robert Royal
Select Bibliography
Contributors
Index
