From Twilight to Dawn: The Cultural Vision of Jacques Maritain (American Maritain Association Publications) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0268009791 ISBN 13: 9780268009793

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 1990

Synopsis

Over 50 years ago, Jacques Maritain, descibed by some as one of the foremost intellectuals of the 20th century, addressed the issue of the roots of the decline of Western culture. Confronted by the moral monstrosity of Nazi Germany and the weakness of vision in Western democracies, Maritain assessed the problem to be based upon a distorted and disintegrated understanding of human nature. In his work, ""The Twilight of Civilization"", he argued for a reformation in Western education which would incorporate principles necessary for the survival and flourishing of Western democracies. In October 1989, members of the American Maritain Association met in San Francisco to discuss the cultural vision of Jacques Maritain as displayed in ""The Twilight of Civilization"". This volume expresses the ideas that developed at this meeting.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0268009791
• ISBN 13: 9780268009793
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: USA) Peter A. Redpath (Associate Professor Of Philosophy St John's University Staten Island New York