Dante the Philosopher
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Dante the Philosopher (originally Dante et la Philosophie) is Etienne Gilson's influential study presenting Dante as a thinker whose philosophy is essentially Christian in form and content.
Gilson argues that Dante's works synthesize philosophical and theological elements in a way that resists classification as strictly Thomistic, instead reflecting broader Christian philosophical commitments.
The book engages prior Dominican readings of Dante and challenges notions of Dante's alleged Thomism, shaping much 20th-century Dante scholarship.
Gilson's polemical approach positioned the work as a reply to Pierre Mandonet and influenced later interpreters like Bruno Nardi and K. W. Foster.
It remains a pivotal text in debates about Dante's intellectual affiliations.
Gilson argues that Dante's works synthesize philosophical and theological elements in a way that resists classification as strictly Thomistic, instead reflecting broader Christian philosophical commitments.
The book engages prior Dominican readings of Dante and challenges notions of Dante's alleged Thomism, shaping much 20th-century Dante scholarship.
Gilson's polemical approach positioned the work as a reply to Pierre Mandonet and influenced later interpreters like Bruno Nardi and K. W. Foster.
It remains a pivotal text in debates about Dante's intellectual affiliations.
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