In 1920, the Dominican monk Sertillanges wrote ‘The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods, ‘ a masterpiece that proposed to address the Sixteen Precepts of Saint Thomas, but which gained practical substance for preparation during and after study. ‘The Intellectual Life’ goes beyond observations for studies. They are completely perennial and fundamental methods for the development of humans as intelligent beings. Praised by intellectuals, critics, and specialized journalists like Olavo de Carvalho, Felipe Moura Brasil, among numerous others, the enduring success of ‘The Intellectual Life’ is the greatest proof of its value.
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Antonin-Gilbert Sertillanges was a French philosopher and theologian born on November 16, 1863, and passed away on July 26, 1948. He is known for his studies on Saint Thomas Aquinas and was a member of the Order of Saint Dominic (Dominican Order or Order of Preachers), having joined in the year 1883. In addition to being a professor of Ethics at the Catholic Institute of Paris (1900 and 1922), he also taught Social Ethics at the Dominican Convent of Le Saulchoir (1923).