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The Truth Of Practical Intellect Is Understood Not As Conformity To An Extramental Being But As Conformity To A Right Desire; The End Is No Longer To Know What Is, But To Bring Into Existence That Which Is Not Yet.

-Jacques Maritain

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The Truth Of Practical Intellect

Jacques Maritain

The Truth Of Practical Intellect Is Understood Not As Conformity To An Extramental Being But As Conformity To A Right Desire; The End Is No Longer To Know What Is, But To Bring Into Existence That Which Is Not Yet.

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