Jacques Maritain (1882–1973) was one of the twentieth century's greatest Christian philosophers. He is the author of, among other books, The Degrees of Knowledge (Notre Dame Press, 1995), Untrammeled Approaches (Notre Dame Press, 1996), and Integral Humanism, Freedom in the Modern World, and A Letter on Independence (Notre Dame Press, 1996).

"Maritain insists clearly and forcefully that the common good of all and the personal good of each are strickly correlative, implying and serving each other. Neither is intelligible without the other. Therefore no community has a right to regard its members as mere parts or 'individuals'." —Journal of Philosophy"Among the truths of which contemporary thought stands in particular need and from which it could draw substantial profiit, is the doctrine of the distinction between individuality and personality. The essential importance of this distinction is revealed in the principles of St. Thomas." —Review of Politics

Jacques Maritain (1882–1973) was one of the twentieth century's greatest Christian philosophers. He is the author of, among other books, The Degrees of Knowledge (Notre Dame Press, 1995), Untrammeled Approaches (Notre Dame Press, 1996), and Integral Humanism, Freedom in the Modern World, and A Letter on Independence (Notre Dame Press, 1996).

"Maritain insists clearly and forcefully that the common good of all and the personal good of each are strickly correlative, implying and serving each other. Neither is intelligible without the other. Therefore no community has a right to regard its members as mere parts or 'individuals'." —Journal of Philosophy"Among the truths of which contemporary thought stands in particular need and from which it could draw substantial profiit, is the doctrine of the distinction between individuality and personality. The essential importance of this distinction is revealed in the principles of St. Thomas." —Review of Politics