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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828498403321

Autore

Conley John J

Titolo

Adoration and annihilation : the convent philosophy of Port-Royal / / John J. Conley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, c2009

ISBN

0-268-07678-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Disciplina

273/.7

Soggetti

Jansenists

Philosophy, French - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-303) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: A convent philosophy -- Mere Angelique Arnauld : virtue and grace -- Mere Agnes Arnauld : adoration and right -- Mere Angelique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly : persecution and resistance -- Conclusion: A nocturnal philosophy.

Sommario/riassunto

John J. Conley, S.J., brings to life, in amazing technicolor, the complex personalities of the long-overlooked and complicated Port-Royal Arnaud women philosophers.