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01 Jan 1972
TL;DR: Nicole is as Augustinian in this respect as Pascal or St Francois de Sales as mentioned in this paper, and the Essais are full of the same doctrine and are similarly concerned to descry the dangers and permitted limits of love for creatures.
Abstract: E. Gilson has said that a doctrine is Augustinian insofar as it tends the more completely to organise itself about charity as its centre.1 Nicole is as Augustinian in this respect as Pascal or St Francois de Sales, and while we find in Nicole no treatise on the love of God such as we find in the saint, the Essais are full of the same doctrine and are similarly concerned to descry the dangers and permitted limits of love for creatures. Nicole’s discussions have a particular interest as throwing light on the extent to which Jansenism is to be equated with puritanical rigour.
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31 Jul 1972
TL;DR: Nicole and Descartes as discussed by the authors argued for general grace, freedom and power, and proposed a moral basis for society and its laws based on natural powers and Adam's grace, and the existence of God.
Abstract: 1 - Grace, Freedom and Power.- Ch. 1 The Argument for General Grace.- Ch. 2 Natural Powers and Adam's Grace.- Ch. 3 Illumination and Unconscious Thoughts.- 2 - Apologetic.- Ch. 1 The Errors of Pagan Philosophy.- Ch. 2 The Immortality of the Soul.- Ch. 3 The Existence of God. Nicole and Pascal.- Ch. 4 The Existence of God. Nicole and Descartes.- Ch. 5 Miracles. Conclusion.- 3 - The Problem of Mysticism.- Ch. 1 Method in Prayer.- Ch. 2 Forms of Contemplation.- Ch. 3 Secheresse and abandon.- 4 - Moral Doctrines.- Ch. 1 Faith and Works.- Ch. 2 The two Loves.- Ch. 3 'Know Thyself'.- Ch. 4 Conclusion - Reason and the Good Life.- 5 - Social and Political Theory.- Ch. 1 The Moral Basis of Authority.- Ch. 2 The Moral Basis of Society and its Laws.- Conclusion.- Appendix The Authorship of la logique.
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