Table of Contents
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Analytical Thomism and Faithful Reason Section 1: Catholicism and Philosophy 1. Thomism and the Future of Catholic Philosophy 2. MacIntyre's Thomist Revival: What Next? 3. The Diversity of Philosophy and the Unity of Its Vocation: Some Philosophical Reflections on Fides et Ratio Section 2: Faith and Reason 4. Critical Orthodoxy 5. Infallibility, Authority and Faith 6. Incarnational Anthropology 7. Examining the Assumption Section 3: Ethics and Politics 8. Medieval and Renaissance Ethics 9. Natural Law and Ethical Pluralism 10. From Law to Virtue and Back Again: On Veritatis Splendor 11. Can a Catholic be a Liberal? 12. Religious Toleration Section 4: Education and Spirituality 13. Chesterton's Philosophy of Education 14. Religion in Education: in Defence of a tradition 15. Catholic Education and Catholic Identity 16. The Need of Spirituality in Catholic Education Section 5: Beauty and Contemplation 17. Medieval and Renaissance Aesthetics 18. Form: Meaning and Value: A History of the Philosophy of Architecture 19. Admiring the High Mountains: The Aesthetics of the Environment 20. De Consolatione Philosophiae Index
Reviews
'This splendid collection casts light on a wide range of topics, illustrating how the legacy of St Thomas comes alive as it interacts with the tradition of analytical philosophy ...' - The Tablet
'This wide-ranging and intelligent collection includes essays written over the past 15 years or so, and all previously unpublished.' - Church Times
'Here we have a manner of thinking that is wholly in keeping with Catholic culture. The essays are both serious and a joy to read.' - Dr. Pravin Thevathasan
'The great majority of the essays in Faithful Reason are both lucid and accessible on the one hand and learned and stimulating on the other.' - The Pastoral Review
'Faithful Reason is a fine testimony to Haldane’s ability to write in an attractive style with clarity and confidence. The wide range of topics discussed exemplifies the philosopher’s vocation to let nothing escape his penetrating, intellectual gaze.' - Faith
' ... you will be delighted by the intellectual breadth of the text. … This is a book that is set to last.' - Journal of Beliefs and Values
'Overall the collection provides an excellent example of analytical Thomism in operation.' - Reviews in Religion and Theology
'… This wide-ranging book provokes much thought.' - Ars Disputandi
'The result is impressive. He covers a range of philosophical topics with insightful pieces … All of the essays are imbued with a fine historical sensibility, attention to details, and charity to those who hold opposing views.' - First Things
'… The essays are all riddled with sparkling insight, and there are many examples too of clear-headed, careful, rigorous thinking through of issues. … This collection is very valuable, not just for the particular insights which Haldane offers, and they are brilliant, but for a wonderful example of a Catholic commitment to hard and clear thinking, an excellent example of the attempt to integrate faith and reason in a way which is respectful of both.' - New Blackfriars
'The collection is noteworthy for its range. Haldane has many interests, and he reveals a great deal of learning. [He] has the courage of his convictions, which are often against the stream, and expresses these with grace. In doing so he shows how flimsy is the basis on which traditional positions have been abandoned.' - The Philosophical Quarterly
'John Haldane’s respected and respectful voice has much to contribute to contemporary philosophising.' - American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
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