Sacrifice and self-interest in seventeenth-century France : : quietism, Jansenism, and Cartesianism / / by Thomas M. Lennon.
How much of our own self- interest should we be willing to sacrifice for love of another? The Quietists answered, all of it, even the salvation of our own soul. Opposing them were the Jansenists, including Arnauld, who saw self-interest as inescapable. The debate swept across French society in the 1...
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Lennon, Thomas M., author. Sacrifice and self-interest in seventeenth-century France : quietism, Jansenism, and Cartesianism / by Thomas M. Lennon. Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019. 1 online resource (318 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Brill's Studies in Intellectual History; volume304 How much of our own self- interest should we be willing to sacrifice for love of another? The Quietists answered, all of it, even the salvation of our own soul. Opposing them were the Jansenists, including Arnauld, who saw self-interest as inescapable. The debate swept across French society in the 17th century, with Bossuet and Fénelon on opposite sides, and was multi- dimensional, with political and ecclesiastical intrigue, charges of heresy, and many shenanigans. Initially theological, the debate’s basis lay in differing philosophical concepts of freewill, with both sides claiming support from Descartes’s views. The debate thus highlights interpretation of the Cartesians, especially Malebranche, a prominent participant in it. Nevertheless, this is the first book on the debate in English. Includes bibliographical references and index. Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Prologue -- Apparatus -- Pure Love -- The Impossible Supposition -- Quietism -- Spontaneity and Indifference -- The Augustinus -- Cartesian Wills -- The Object of Love -- Bossuet’s Jansenism -- The Dénouement -- The Last Temptation -- Back Matter -- Chronology -- “The Famous Five” Cum occasione, 31 May 1653 -- Cum alias, 12 March 1699 -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index. Sacrifice. Self-interest. Quietism. Jansenists. Descartes, René, 1596-1650. 90-04-40096-6 Brill's Studies in Intellectual History; volume304. |
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Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Prologue -- Apparatus -- Pure Love -- The Impossible Supposition -- Quietism -- Spontaneity and Indifference -- The Augustinus -- Cartesian Wills -- The Object of Love -- Bossuet’s Jansenism -- The Dénouement -- The Last Temptation -- Back Matter -- Chronology -- “The Famous Five” Cum occasione, 31 May 1653 -- Cum alias, 12 March 1699 -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index. |
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