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This collection of Fénelon's moral and political writings makes one of the leading voices of early modern philosophy available to English-language audiences for the first time. Reflecting the impressive breadth of Fenelon's thought, the volume includes work on topics ranging from women's education and political philosophy to literature and religion.
List of contents
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Further Reading
- Translator's Note
- Acknowledgments
- I. Fables (selections)
- 1. The Bee and the Fly
- 2. The Pigeon Punished for Its Restlessness
- 3. The Bees
- 4. The Adventures of Aristonoüs
- 5. Life of Plato
- II. Dialogues of the Dead (selections)
- 1. Achilles and Homer
- 2. Confucius and Socrates
- 3. Solon and Justinian
- 4. Socrates and Alcibiades (1)
- 5. Socrates and Alcibiades (2)
- 6. Alexander and Aristotle
- 7. Coriolanus and Camillus
- 8. Caesar and Cato
- 9. Louis XI and Cardinal Balue
- 10. Louis XI and Louis XII
- 11. Henry VII and Henry VIII
- 12. Henry III and Henry IV
- 13. Cardinal Richelieu and Cardinal Mazarin
- III. Telemachus (selections)
- 1. Egypt
- 2. Tyre
- 3. Crete
- 4. Bétique
- 5. Manduria
- 6. Salente I
- 7. Salente II
- IV. Correspondence
- 1. Letter to Louis XIV
- 2. Letter to the Marquis de Louville
- 3. Letter to the Duke of Burgundy
- V. Discourse Delivered at the Consecration of the Elector of Cologne
- VI. Examination of Conscience on the Duties of Kingship
- VII. Political Memoranda
- 1. Memorandum on the deplorable situation of France
- 2. Plans of Government (Tables de Chaulnes)
- 3. Measures to take after the death of the Duke of Burgundy
- VIII. "On Pure Love"
About the author
Ryan Patrick Hanley is Professor of Political Science at Boston College. Prior to joining the faculty at Boston College, he was the Mellon Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Marquette University, and held visiting appointments or fellowships at Yale, Harvard, and the University of Chicago. He is the author of several studies on Enlightenment political philosophy, including Adam Smith and the Character of Virtue (2009) and Love's Enlightenment: Rethinking Charity in Modernity (2017).
Summary
This collection of Fénelon's moral and political writings makes one of the leading voices of early modern philosophy available to English-language audiences for the first time. Reflecting the impressive breadth of Fenelon's thought, the volume includes work on topics ranging from women's education and political philosophy to literature and religion.
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By offering a new, eminently readable English version of selections from the Archbishop of Cambrai's most important writings, Hanley (Boston College) has provided a service to all those interested in the history of ideas...Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students and faculty.
