{"product_id":"bergsonian-philosophy-and-thomism-9780268021528","title":"Bergsonian Philosophy and Thomism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1913 as \u003ci\u003eLa Philosophie Bergsonienne\u003c\/i\u003e, this incisive critique of the thought of Henri Bergson was Jacques Maritain''s (18821973) first book. In it he shows himself already to have an authoritative grasp of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and an uncanny ability to demonstrate its relevance to alternative philosophical systems such as that of Henri Bergson. Volume 1 in the series \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Works of Jacques Maritain\u003c\/i\u003e, this edition faithfully reproduces the 1955 translation published by the Philosophical Library. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It would be difficult to overestimate Bergson's role in extricating French philosophy from the deadening materialism that dominated the Sorbonne. It was that cultural milieu that brought Maritain and his wife Raïssa to the brink of suicide. They drew back for two major reasons. First were the lectures of Henri Bergson at the Collège de France, in which the Maritains found a defense of metaphysics, of the transcendent beyond the material, wi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Maritain's (1882-1973) first published book was \u003ci\u003eLa Philosophie Bergsonienne\u003c\/i\u003e (1913), which so harshly criticized Henri Bergson that he made a point of urging readers of his later books to study him. It also established his credentials as a major commentator on the thought of Thomas Aquinas. This 1995 translation for the Philosophical Library edition inaugurates the series of Maritain's collected works.\" —\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Book News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MR - University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036858843479,"sku":"9780268021528","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780268021528.jpg?v=1750932777","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bergsonian-philosophy-and-thomism-9780268021528","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}