{"product_id":"degrees-of-knowledge-hardback-9780268008765","title":"Degrees of Knowledge (Hardback) 9780268008765","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDegrees of Knowledge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJacques Maritain (Author), Ralph McInerny (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780268008765\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 April 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.702 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Degrees of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e remains interesting and valuable because it deals with a theme that is characteristic of, but antedates, much of postmodern thought—i.e., the critique of 'modern epistemology.' —\u003ci\u003eÉtudes maritainiennes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e (Commentary) \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Degrees of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e represents one of the most complete articulations of Maritain's incorporation of the thinking of Saint Thomas Aquinas into his work.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Library Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \u003cp\u003e\"One can open \u003ci\u003eThe Degrees of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e to almost any page and discover there something worth thinking about.\" —\u003ci\u003ePastoral Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e (Perspectives on Political Science)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaritain argues that there are different 'kinds' and 'orders' of knowledge and, within them, different 'degrees' determined by the nature of the thing to be known and the 'degree of abstraction' involved. The book is divided into two parts: Part one discusses the degrees of knowledge for science and philosophy – or 'rational knowledge,' and part two discusses the degrees of knowledge for religious faith and mysticism – or 'super-rational knowledge.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520440070424,"sku":"9780268008765","price":81.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/degrees-of-knowledge-hardback-9780268008765","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}