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The intellectual life : its spirit, conditions, methods /
First published in 1920, The Intellectual Life has been repeatedly reprinted and continues to inspire and instruct young scholars.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Catholic University of America Press,
1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The intellectual vocation. The intellectual has a sacred call ; The intellectual does not stand alone ; The intellectual belongs to his time
- Virtues of a Catholic intellectual. The common virtues ; The virtue proper to the intellectual ; The spirit of prayer ; The discipline of the body
- The organization of life. Simplification ; Solitude ; Cooperation with one's fellows ; Cultivation of necessary contacts ; Safeguarding the necessary element of action ; Preservation of interior silence
- The time of work. Continuity of work ; The work of night ; Mornings and evenings ; The moments of plenitude
- The field of work. Comparative study ; Thomism, the ideal framework for knowledge ; Our specialty ; Necessary sacrifices
- The spirit of work. Ardor in research ; Concentration ; Submission to truth ; Breadth of outlook ; The sense of mystery
- Preparation for work. Reading. Not reading much ; Choosing well ; Four kinds of reading ; Contact with writers of genius ; Reconciling instead of accenting opposites ; Assimilating and living by one's reading
- The manag[e]ment of memory. What things are to be remembered ; In what order they are to be remembered ; How they can be remembered
- Notes. How to take notes ; How to classify notes ; How to use one's notes
- Creative work. Writing ; Detachment from self and the world ; Constancy, patience, and perseverance ; Doing things well and finishing everything ; Attempting nothing beyong one's powers
- The worker and the man. Keeping contact with life ; Knowing how to relax ; Accepting our trials ; Appreciating our joys ; Looking forward to the fruits.