About this book
Jaime Luciano Balmes's Filosofía Fundamental, Tomo IV stands as a profound philosophical treatise that confronts the materialism and skepticism dominating 18th-century European thought. In this fourth volume of his monumental work, Balmes examines the concepts of the infinite, the absolute, and the unconditional—ideas he argues are essential to understanding reality beyond mechanical materialism.
Written during a pivotal intellectual moment, this philosophical exploration responds directly to the Enlightenment's reductionist view of human existence. Balmes systematically dismantles the notion that consciousness is merely matter in motion, that morality is illusion, and that human destiny ends at death. Instead, he reconstructs a comprehensive philosophical framework that honors both reason and transcendence, arguing that true philosophy must acknowledge dimensions of experience that materialism cannot explain.
Originally published in 1848, this work represents 19th-century Catholic scholasticism at its most rigorous and intellectually sophisticated. Balmes engages with contemporary philosophical debates while drawing on centuries of Western philosophical tradition. His arguments remain relevant to anyone grappling with fundamental questions about consciousness, meaning, and existence.
This audiobook is essential for philosophy students, those interested in the history of ideas, and listeners seeking alternative perspectives to reductionist materialism. Whether you approach Balmes as a critic, admirer, or curious explorer of classical philosophy, his systematic defense of metaphysical realism offers intellectual nourishment for the thoughtful mind.
