Research Catalog

Title

The intellectual life : its spirit, conditions, methods / A.G. Sertillanges ; translated from the French by Mary Ryan, with a new foreword by James V. Schall.

Author

Sertillanges, A.-D., 1863-1948

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 1998.

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Additional Authors

• Ryan, Mary
• Schall, James V.

Description

xxx, 266 p.; 19 cm.

Summary

First published in 1920, The Intellectual Life has been repeatedly reprinted and continues to inspire and instruct young scholars.

Uniform Title

Vie intellectuelle. English

Alternative Title

Vie intellectuelle.

Subject

• Intellectual life
• Inspiration

Note

• Translation of: La vie intellectuelle.
• Reprint of 1987 edition.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. The intellectual vocation. The intellectual has a sacred call ; The intellectual does not stand alone ; The intellectual belongs to his time -- 2. Virtues of a Catholic intellectual. The common virtues ; The virtue proper to the intellectual ; The spirit of prayer ; The discipline of the body -- 3. The organization of life. Simplification ; Solitude ; Cooperation with one's fellows ; Cultivation of necessary contacts ; Safeguarding the necessary element of action ; Preservation of interior silence -- 4. The time of work. Continuity of work ; The work of night ; Mornings and evenings ; The moments of plenitude -- 5. The field of work. Comparative study ; Thomism, the ideal framework for knowledge ; Our specialty ; Necessary sacrifices -- 6. The spirit of work. Ardor in research ; Concentration ; Submission to truth ; Breadth of outlook ; The sense of mystery -- 7. Preparation for work. A. Reading. Not reading much ; Choosing well ; Four kinds of reading ; Contact with writers of genius ; Reconciling instead of accenting opposites ; Assimilating and living by one's reading -- B. The manag[e]ment of memory. What things are to be remembered ; In what order they are to be remembered ; How they can be remembered -- C. Notes. How to take notes ; How to classify notes ; How to use one's notes -- 8. Creative work. Writing ; Detachment from self and the world ; Constancy, patience, and perseverance ; Doing things well and finishing everything ; Attempting nothing beyong one's powers -- 9. The worker and the man. Keeping contact with life ; Knowing how to relax ; Accepting our trials ; Appreciating our joys ; Looking forward to the fruits.

ISBN

0813206464

OCLC

• 40856720
• SCSB-12693431

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library