The Unity of Philosophical Experience

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The Unity of Philosophical Experience is a philosophical work by Étienne Gilson that examines the historical development of philosophy to argue for the enduring coherence and relevance of classical metaphysical realism.

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instanceOf non-fiction book
philosophical work
academicDiscipline philosophy
aimsToShow enduring relevance of classical metaphysical realism
historical continuity of philosophical problems
limits of purely immanent or idealist philosophies
associatedWith Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
University of Toronto
author Étienne Gilson ONNED1
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
genre philosophy
hasPart analysis of contemporary philosophy
analysis of medieval philosophy
analysis of modern philosophy
hasSubject René Descartes
surface form: Descartes

Immanuel Kant
surface form: Kant

medieval scholastic thinkers
hasTheme continuity between medieval and modern philosophy
critique of skepticism
historical method in philosophy
relation of metaphysics to science
unity of truth
influenced 20th-century Catholic philosophy
Thomistic revival
influencedBy Aristotle
St. Thomas Aquinas
surface form: Thomas Aquinas

medieval scholasticism
language English
mainTopic Thomism NERFINISHED
classical metaphysics
epistemology
history of philosophy
metaphysical realism
philosophical method
relation between faith and reason
notableFor argument for unity of philosophical inquiry
defense of metaphysics
historical critique of modern philosophy
originalLanguage French
philosophicalStance anti-idealism
realism
philosophicalTradition Catholic philosophy
Thomistic philosophy NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 20th century
publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
usedIn university philosophy courses

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