The correspondence between J. Maritain and É. Gilson in 1923. Details on the second edition of The Thomism
Abstract
The following text shows the brief but substantial epistolary exchange between possibly the two most important Christian philosophers of the 20th century: Etienne Gilson and Jacques Maritain. The letters are focused on some of the many themes that troubled Thomists in the last century –the intuition of God, the first object of intelligence, the function of the human intellect, among others– and still show their relevance in contemporary debate. We offer the first Spanish translation of the letters sent in 1923 –the beginning of a fruitful correspondence between both philosophers–, in occasion of the publication of the second edition of The Thomism, one of Gilson’s most emblematic books.Downloads
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