Filosofía Fundamental, Tomo IV

Balmes wrote this passionate defense of metaphysics at a moment when materialist philosophy, born from the French Revolution's intellectual fallout, threatened to reduce human thought and morality to mere configurations of matter. In this fourth volume, he tackles the most fundamental questions: What is infinity, and how does it differ from mere negation? What can human reason actually know about existence and the divine? Balmes refuses to accept that philosophy should abandon its oldest and most essential inquiries. Instead, he constructs a rigorous argument for the validity of metaphysical knowledge, demonstrating that the concepts of the infinite and the absolute are not intellectual failures but necessary foundations for understanding reality. This is philosophy as engaged intellectual combat, written by a thinker who saw the spiritual and rational dimensions of existence under siege. For readers interested in the intellectual history of the 19th century, Catholic philosophical tradition, or the长期争论 between materialism and metaphysics, this work offers a sophisticated and spirited contribution.