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Title

Acquaintance with the absolute : the philosophy of Yves R. Simon : essays and bibliography / edited by Anthony O. Simon ; introduction by James V. Schall.

Publication

New York : Fordham University Press, 1998.

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Additional Authors

Simon, Anthony O.

Description

xix, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

• Acquaintance with the Absolute is the first collected volume of essays devoted to the thought of Yves R. Simon, a thinker widely regarded as one of the greatest teachers and philosophers of our time. Each essay thoughtfully complements the others to offer a panoramic look at Simon's work and thought. Included are essays on Simon's philosophy of science, his relation to neo-Thomist thought, and his thought on natural law and on liberty and authority.
• The second portion of the volume provides a definitive, annotated, cross-referenced, and indexed bibliography.

Subject

Simon, Yves R., 1903-1961

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• "Yves R. Simon, a definitive bibliography, 1923-1996": p. [185]-293.

Contents

Introduction / James V. Schall -- 1. Yves R. Simon's Metaphysics of Action / Raymond L. Dennehy -- 2. Yves R. Simon's Philosophy of Science / Ralph Nelson -- 3. Yves R. Simon and the Neo-Thomist Tradition in Epistemology / John F. X. Knasas -- 4. Yves R. Simon on Natural Law and Reason / Russell Hittinger -- 5. Yves R. Simon on Liberty and Authority / Vukan Kuic -- 6. Practical Wisdom in the Thought of Yves R. Simon / Robert J. Mulvaney -- Yves R. Simon: A Definitive Bibliography, 1923-1996 / Anthony O. Simon.

ISBN

• 0823217515 (hc)
• 0823217523 (pbk.)

LCCN

98019888

OCLC

ocm39033309

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries