Etienne Gilson Quotes on God
Etienne Gilson was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy, the leading figure of twentieth-century neo-Thomism. This page collects quotes attributed to Etienne Gilson on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Etienne Gilson:
“Faith without reason is fanaticism; reason without faith is rationalism.”
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Attributed to Etienne Gilson:
“There are not two truths, scientific and theological. There is but one truth.”
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“Thomas considers that a religious may legitimately aspire to the title and functions of master, but since he could only teach divine things, it is only in relation to the science of divine things that secular sciences can legitimately interest him. This is demanded by the very essence of the contemplative life, the teaching of which is nothing but its immediate extension into the order of the active life.”
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“Having left us with thought (not a soul), and extension (not a body), [Descartes] does not know how to account for the union of soul and body.”
Methodical Realism