{"product_id":"words-of-wisdom-john-w-carlson-9780268023706","title":"Words of Wisdom: A Philosophical Dictionary for the Perennial Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike their predecessors throughout the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI have emphasized the importance of philosophy in the Catholic intellectual tradition. In his encyclical \u003ci\u003eFides et ratio\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), John Paul II called on philosophers \"to have the courage to recover, in the flow of an enduringly valid philosophical tradition, the range of authentic wisdom and truth.\" Where the late pope spoke of an \"enduringly valid tradition,\" Jacques Maritain and other Thomists often have referred to the \"perennial tradition\" or to \"perennial philosophy.\" \u003ci\u003eWords of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e responds to John Paul's call for the development of this tradition with a much-needed dictionary of terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a resource for students in colleges, universities, and seminaries, as well as for teachers of the perennial tradition and interested general readers, \u003ci\u003eWords of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e occupies a unique place. It offers precise, yet clear and understandable accounts of well over a thousand key philosophical terms, richly cross-referenced. It also explains significant terms from other philosophical movements with which Thomism (and the Catholic intellectual tradition more generally) has engaged--either through debate or through judicious and creative incorporation. Moreover, it identifies a number of theological and doctrinal expressions to which perennial philosophy has contributed. Finally, it provides a comprehensive bibliography of works by Aquinas in English, expositions and discussions of perennial themes, and representative examples from the writings of all philosophers and theologians mentioned in dictionary entries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John W. Carlson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268023700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268023706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2012 pg. 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012","brand":"John W. Carlson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119495475455,"sku":"9780268023706","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fdcdc569-f17d-46f9-a854-974456d2b4b6.jpg?v=1687409643","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/words-of-wisdom-john-w-carlson-9780268023706","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}