Scholasticism and politics

and Politics

JACQUESMARiTAIN

scholasticismTranslated and edited by mortimer j. adler

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMaritain, Jacques, 1882–1973.Scholasticism and politics / Jacques Maritain ; Original translation edited by Mortimer J. Adler. p. cm.Originally published: New York : Macmillan Co., 1940.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 978-0-86597-827-0 (alk. paper)ISBN 978-0-86597-828-7 (pbk.: alk. paper)1. Scholasticism. 2. Political science. I. Adler, Mortimer Jerome, 1902–2001. II. Title.JC261.M33 2011194—dc22 2010051503

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