A romantic historiosophy : : the philosophy of history of Pierre-Simon Ballanche / / by Arthur McCalla.

This intellectual history study locates the philosophy of history of Pierre-Simon Ballanche (1776-1847) within the intellectual, religious, and social life of Restoration and July Monarchy France, and argues for the recognition of Ballanche as an important contributor to that milieu. Its four parts...

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Superior document:Brill's studies in intellectual history, volume 82
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 1998.
Year of Publication:1998
Language:English
Series:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 82.
Physical Description:1 online resource (477 pages)
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Summary:This intellectual history study locates the philosophy of history of Pierre-Simon Ballanche (1776-1847) within the intellectual, religious, and social life of Restoration and July Monarchy France, and argues for the recognition of Ballanche as an important contributor to that milieu. Its four parts blend the topical and evolutionary approaches, analyzing dominant themes as they are developed across Ballanche's works, and charts Ballanche's complex relation of dependence and independence to the various intellectual currents of the period. This study clarifies the thought of a notoriously obscure thinker, illuminates the intellectual history of early nineteenth-century France, and demonstrates how Ballanche's project for religio-social regeneration effected a crucial step in the historical-mindedness of the Romantic period.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:900424736X
ISSN:0920-8607 ;
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Arthur McCalla.