François Fénelon: Modern philosopher or conservative theologian?
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Oprea, Alexandra
- Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Abstract
- Ryan Patrick Hanley makes two original claims about François Fénelon: (1) that he is best regarded as a political philosopher, and (2) that his political philosophy is best understood as “moderate and modern.” In what follows, I raise two concerns about Hanley’s revisionist turn. First, I argue that the role of philosophy in Fénelon’s account is rather as a handmaiden of theology than as an autonomous area of inquiry—with implications for both the theory and practice of politics. Second, I use Fénelon’s writings on the education of women as an illustration of the more radical and reactionary aspects of his thought. Despite these limits, the book makes a compelling case for recovering Fénelon and opens up new conversations about education, religion, political economy, and international relations in early modern political thought.
- Date of publication
- 2021
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- Article
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- In Copyright
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- Attribution 4.0 International
- Journal title
- European Journal of Political Theory
- Journal volume
- 20
- Journal issue
- 3
- Page start
- 580
- Page end
- 586
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- English
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- 1474-8851
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- SAGE Publications Ltd
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