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DIED. Etienne Gilson, 94, renowned medieval philosophy scholar (among his works: History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages) and oldest member of the French Academy; in Cravant, France. Gilson, son of a Paris businessman, was a devout Roman Catholic who gained lasting distinction in his field for his writings on St. Thomas Aquinas. Though he lectured at universities throughout France and the U.S., the Sorbonne-trained philosopher taught primarily at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto, which he helped launch...
...only philosopher actually named in the church's 1918 code of canon law. The code declared that his "method, doctrine and principles" were to be the foundation of every priest's philosophical and theological training. Brilliant Neo-Thomists like the French philosophers Jacques Maritain and Etienne Gilson had given Thomism a modern relevance. University of Chicago Philosopher Mortimer (The Great Books) Adler considered Aquinas to be one of the foremost molders of Western thought. In many Roman Catholic colleges, students got heavy doses of Thomism; later philosophical giants like Descartes, Hume and Kant were only mentioned for their...
...police spokesman identified the man who was shot as Gary Gilson, 23, of Norton, Mass. He said they are seeking a suspect 28 years of age, with dark hair, last seen wearing a dark suit...
After the shooting, Gilson was taken to Cambridge City Hospital. A hospital spokesman said Thursday morning that he was in fair condition...
Like many an ultrasophisticated man, Greene is at his most persuasive when evoking the provocative memories of youth, particularly in a famous essay, "The Lost Childhood," which dwells on the numerous delights of childhood reading. H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines, Captain Gilson's The Pirate Aeroplane, Anthony (The Prisoner of Zenda] Hope's Sophy of Kravonia and Marjorie Bowen's The Viper of Milan were among Greene's favorites. The shape of villainy, the sense of impending doom soon intrude. Captain Gilson's book was dominated by a bad "Yankee...