Maurice Blondel: A Philosophical Life - Paperback

by Oliva Blanchette (Author)

French philosopher Maurice Blondel had a tremendous impact on both philosophy and religion over the first half of the twentieth century. He was at once a postmodern critical philosopher and a devout traditional Catholic, trying not only to reconcile these two seemingly disparate factors in his own mind, but also to prove to others that the two must go together. / In the first critical examination of the philosopher's life Oliva Blanchette tells the story of Blondel's stormy life confronting an Academy dismissive of religion and a Religion uncomfortable with rational philosophy. This book not only follows his biographical history, but also presents his systematic philosophy, from the beginning of his journey to the culmination found in Philosophical Exigencies of Christianity, the book for which he signed the publishing contract the day before he died. / Maurice Blondel is part of the Ressourcement: Retrieval and Renewal in Catholic Thought series, edited by David L. Schindler.

Author Biography

Oliva Blanchette (1929-2021) was an emeritus professor of philosophy at Boston College, where he taught for more than fifty years. His books include The Perfection of the Universe According to Aquinas, Intersubjective Philosophy of Human Existence: Reflection on Theory and Practice of Selfhood, and the award-winning Philosophy of Being: A Reconstructive Essay in Metaphysics.