Introduction

European Journal of Political Theory 20 (3):568-574 (2021)
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Abstract

This introduction to the review symposium on Ryan Patrick Hanley’s works on the relatively neglected early modern philosopher François Fénelon (1651–1715) provides a brief overview of the symposium itself before turning to Hanley’s treatment of Fénelon’s work on the intersection of politics and religion, culminating in a comparison of Fénelon with his most celebrated admirer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The article sketches how both francophone thinkers employ conceptions of divine justice as a measure to counter the dangers of amour-propre, contrasting Fénelon’s thick theology with Rousseau’s thin theology.

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Rousseau on amour-propreon six facets of amour-propre.Timothy O'Hagan - 1999 - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 99 (1):91–107.

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