Fallen nature, fallen selves : early modern French thought II / Michael Moriarty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moriarty, Michael, 1956-

Contributor:

Moriarty, Michael, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, French--17th century.

Philosophy, French.

Philosophical anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Other Title:

Early modern French thought II

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the late sixteenth to the late seventeenth centuries, French writing is especially concerned with analysing human nature. The ancient ethical vision of man's nature and goal (we achieve fulfilment by living our lives according to reason, the highest and noblest element of our nature) survives, even, to some extent, in Descartes. But it is put into question especially by the revival of St Augustine's thought, which focuses on the contradictions and disorders of human desires andaspirations. Analyses of behaviour display a powerful suspicion of appearances. Human beings are increasingly see

Contents:

Contents; Note on Translations and References; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Moralistic 'Psychology': Critiques of Seventeenth-Century Writing; Ethics and Psychology; Psychology Without Ethics? (i) Montaigne; Psychology Without Ethics? (ii) Literature, Again; Psychology Without Ethics? (iii) The New Philosophies; Descartes's Ethics: (i) Humanity and the Divine Order; Descartes's Ethics: (ii) Virtue and Happiness; Conclusion; PART ONE. HUMAN NATURE; 1. Approaches; Human Nature: The 'Descriptive' Approach; Talking about 'Character'; Interiority in La Bruyère; Women and Children Last

The Problematic ApproachThe Fall; 2. Original Sin; Aquinas on Original Sin; The State of Pure Nature; Senault: The Corruption of Nature by Sin; Pascal; Malebranche: Old Theology, New Philosophy; Malebranche on the Two States of Humanity; Malebranche: Mothers, Children, and the Transmission of Sin; By Way of Conclusion; PART TWO. SELF-LOVE AND CONCUPISCENCE; 3. Early Modern Religious Perspectives; Self-Preservation: The Stoics and Others; Friendship and the Self; Jansenius on Concupiscence and Self-Love; Self-Love and the Fall: Pascal, Senault; Self-Love, Pleasure, and Interest

Self-Love and OthersThe Problem of Disinterestedness; Enlightened Concupiscence and Self-Love; 4. La Rochefoucauld on Interest and Self-Love; 5. Malebranche's Synthesis; The First Inclination: Love of the Good in General; The Second Inclination: Love of Ourselves; The Third Inclination: Love of Our Neighbour; Love of Self and Love of Order; PART THREE. PROBLEMS OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE; 6. Forms of Self-Knowledge; 7. Literary Explorations; 8. Self-Knowledge and Self-Ignorance in Context; 9. La Rochefoucauld and Self-Knowledge; 10. Religious Moralists; Mind and Body; Desire and Passion

Self-Love and Self-KnowledgeNarcissism; Blindness and Lucidity; Imperceptible Thoughts; Nicole's Theory of 'General Grace'; 'Imperceptible' Thoughts: Nicole; Thought and Language; Freedom; 'Imperceptible' Thoughts: Lamy; Fighting Illusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-420) and index.

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Related Work:

Moriarty, Michael, 1956- Early modern French thought.

ISBN:

0-19-153751-9

9786610870165

1-4356-2409-2

1-280-87016-8

OCLC:

271578787