The great Arnauld and some of his philosophical correspondents
By: edited by Elmar J. Kremer.
Contributors: Kremer, Elmar J.; University of Toronto. Dept. of Philosophy.; Colloquium on Seventeenth-Century Rationalism (1990 : University of Toronto)
Series: Toronto studies in philosophy
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Arnauld, Antoine, 1612-1694 -- Congresses.; Arnauld, Antoine, 1612-1694 -- Congrès.; Philosophy, French -- 17th century -- Congresses.; Philosophie française -- 17e siècle -- Congrès.
Description: Antoine Arnauld (1612-94), commonly known as 'The Great Arnauld,' was a theologian and philosopher of extraordinary authority during much of the seventeenth century. The leading French Jansenist, he was a principal foe of the Jesuits and the author of some forty-two volumes. Arnauld was at the centre of theological and philosophical work in Europe from 1641, when he published the first of his Apologies pur Jansenius as well as the 'Fourth Objections' to Descartes' Meditations, until his death in 1694.

His correspondents included Descartes, Malebranche, and Leibniz. Arnauld's thought has not received the attention one might expect, given the range and richness of his philosophical and theological contribution, and his influence during his lifetime. Nevertheless, there has recently been a revival of interest in Arnauld and his works, and one of the purposes of this volume is to contribute to this revival and to demonstrate the range of questions that need to be dealt with in his canon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-246) and index.
Based on a colloquium on Seventeenth-Century Rationalism sponsored by the Dept. of Philosophy, University of Toronto, in Nov. 1990.