An Introduction to Philosophy

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An Introduction to Philosophy is a foundational philosophical text by Jacques Maritain that presents a clear, accessible overview of key philosophical questions and traditions from a Thomistic perspective.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
philosophical work
aim to introduce key philosophical questions
to present Thomistic answers to philosophical problems
to situate philosophy within the Catholic intellectual tradition
approach didactic
systematic exposition
author Jacques Maritain
countryOfOrigin France
coversTopic existence of God
history of philosophy
knowledge and truth
moral philosophy
nature of philosophy
nature of the human person
educationalUse self-study in philosophy
seminary formation
university courses in philosophy
genre introductory text
philosophy
hasPart chapters on major branches of philosophy
hasTheme objectivity of truth in philosophy
realist theory of knowledge
relationship between faith and reason
influencedBy Aristotle
St. Thomas Aquinas
surface form: Thomas Aquinas

classical metaphysics
intendedAudience beginners in philosophy
general readers
students
language French
mainSubject Thomism
epistemology
ethics
metaphysics
philosophical method
philosophy
notableIdea integration of classical philosophy with Thomism
systematic introduction to philosophical questions
perspective Christian philosophical perspective
Thomistic perspective
philosophicalSchool Neo-scholasticism
surface form: Neo-Thomism
philosophicalTradition Catholic philosophy
Thomistic philosophy
relatedWork The Degrees of Knowledge
The Range of Reason
style accessible
clear

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Jacques Maritain notableWork An Introduction to Philosophy