A romantic historiosophy : the philosophy of history of Pierre-Simon Ballanche

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A romantic historiosophy : the philosophy of history of Pierre-Simon Ballanche

by Arthur McCalla

(Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 82)

Brill, 1998

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-450) and indexes

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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.

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