An Yves R. Simon Reader: The Philosopher's Calling

515 Pages·2021·3.495 MB·English

by  Yves R. Simon, Michael D. Torre, John W. Carlson, Anthony O. Simon

AN Y VE S R. SIMON READER
catholic ideas for a secular world
O. Carter Snead, series editor
Under the sponsorship of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the
University of Notre Dame, the purpose of this interdisciplinary series is to
feature authors from around the world who will expand the influence of
Catholic thought on the most important conversations in academia and the
public square. The series is “Catholic” in the sense that the books will empha-
size and engage the enduring themes of human dignity and flourishing, the
common good, truth, beauty, justice, and freedom in ways that reflect and
deepen principles affirmed by the Catholic Church for millennia. It is not
limited to Catholic authors or even works that explicitly take Catholic prin-
ciples as a point of departure. Its books are intended to demonstrate the di-
versity and enhance the relevance of these enduring themes and principles
in numerous subjects, ranging from the arts and humanities to the sciences.
A N
Y V E S R . S I M O N
R E A D E R
The Philosopher’s Calling

YVES R. SIMON

edited by MICHAEL D. TORRE

with John W. Carlson and Anthony O. Simon

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CONTENTS
An Account of the Reader, by Way of Acknowledgment xi
Simon’s Works in the Reader xv
Part I. Introduction
1. The Philosophy of Yves R. Simon 3
Introduction by Michael D. Torre
2. Method in Philosophy 23
Introduction by Jude P. Dougherty
Part II. Knowledge
3. Knowledge as Immanent Action 55
Introduction by Raymond Dennehy
4. The Distinction of Thing and Object 79
Introduction by John C. Cahalan
5. Analogy and Metaphysical Knowledge 95
Introduction by Steven A. Long
6. Sensation and Physical Knowledge 115
Introduction by Ralph Nelson
viii Contents
7. Knowledge of Persons and Society 131
Introduction by John P. Hittinger
8. Moral Knowledge 149
Introduction by Ralph McInerny
Part III. Freedom
9. Human Freedom 173
Introduction by David B. Burrell, CSC
10. Human Reason and Will 201
Introduction by Laurence Berns
11. Good Use and Habitus 221
Introduction by Catherine Green
12. The Definition of Moral Virtue 240
Introduction by W. David Solomon
13. Freedom of Intellect 263
Introduction by V. Bradley Lewis
14. Society and the Formation of Free Persons 285
Introduction by Joseph W. Koterski, SJ
Part IV. Community
15. Political Society 307
Introduction by James V. Schall, SJ
16. The Definition of Law 325
Introduction by George Anastaplo
Contents ix
17. The Common Good and Authority 337
Introduction by Walter J. Nicgorski
18. Work and Society 352
Introduction by John A. Gueguen, Jr.
19. Economic Justice 376
Introduction by Thomas R. Rourke
20. Community, Truth, and Culture 396
Introduction by Jeanne Heffernan Schindler
Epilogue: Problems in International Order 415
Introduction by Robert Royal
Select Bibliography 447
Contributors 462
Index 471