Foundations of thomistic philosophy sertillanges biography
The Foundations of Thomistic Philosophy conducts a broad overview of the core tenets of Thomistic thought in relation to God, creation and providence....
Antonin Sertillanges
French Catholic philosopher and spiritual writer
Antonin-Gilbert Sertillanges | |
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Born | Antonin-Dalmace Sertillanges (1863-11-16)16 November 1863 Clermont-Ferrand, France |
Died | 26 July 1948(1948-07-26) (aged 84) Sallanches, France |
Occupation(s) | Author, philosopher, priest |
Antonin-Gilbert Sertillanges, O.P.
(French:[sɛʁtijɑ̃ʒ]; 16 November 1863, Clermont-Ferrand - 26 July 1948, Sallanches), also known as Antonin-Dalmace Sertillanges, was a French Catholic philosopher and spiritual writer.
This is an English translation of a seminal work of Catholic scholarship by Antonin Sertillanges () on the philosophy, especially ethics, of St, Thomas.
Biography
Born Antonin-Gilbert, he took the name Antonin-Dalmace when he entered the Dominican order. In 1893 he founded the Revue Thomiste and later became professor of moral philosophy at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
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