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Gregori, Flavio |
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Dal Santo, Regina Maria <1981> |
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2014-04-11T11:09:58Z |
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2014-04-11T11:09:58Z |
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2014-03-14 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10579/4615 |
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This thesis is an analysis of the theme of human happiness in the Sermons written by Archbishop John Tillotson (1630-1694). Tillotson is today considered as one of the most important and influential members of the Latitudinarian group, a movement which generated inside the Church of England after the Restoration in 1660s and was renowned for the style of the sermons and the accent posed on morality and practical issues rather than theological matters. Part One is dedicated to the Latitudinarian movement, with a brief description of the historical background, of the theology it promoted and of the sermon style it encouraged. There is also a section dedicated to Tillotson’s life and style. Part Two and Three instead are devoted to the theme of happiness which is analysed in its connection to the single individual and to society. In Part Two the accent is posed on the possibility of educating men to goodness and happiness, teaching them how to use their reason and conscience in a profitable way. There is also an investigation of the ways in which Tillotson tried to encourage his audiences, focusing attention on the advantages that they might derive from doing good and living a morally upright life. This analysis leads the discussion to the use of self-love as an incitement to promote morality and reformation of manners. Part Three is centred on the relationship of happiness and society, and the accent is posed on the necessity of encouraging people to be charitable and to improve society by caring for the poor. The means used to spur men to action are advantages and interest. In talking about the necessity of charitable actions, Tillotson also questions the role played by providence in men’s lives and in the government of the state. |
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Si propone l’analisi del tema della felicità nei Sermoni scritti da John Tillotson (1630-1694), il quale fu eletto Arcivescovo di Canterbury nel 1691 e fu il maggiore esponente del movimento dei Latitudinari. Costoro erano un gruppo di religiosi noti per la loro sobrietà nella scrittura e per l’accento posto su questioni morali nei loro scritti. Nel primo capitolo, di carattere introduttivo, viene spiegato brevemente il ruolo dei Latitudinari, la loro dottrina e la struttura dei loro sermoni. Segue poi una parte dedicata alla vita e al pensiero di Tillotson. Nel secondo, terzo e quarto capitolo la candidata affronta il tema della felicità dal punto di vista del singolo, sondando la sua interazione con tematiche quali l’educazione della persona, la conoscenza di sé e l’uso della ragione, l’amor proprio e i vantaggi che una vita moralmente retta può portare. Il quinto capitolo invece è dedicato alla visione del tema della felicità collettiva, con riferimento alle pratiche caritatevoli in voga in Inghilterra alla fine del 1600 e al rapporto del singolo e della collettività con la provvidenza divina. |
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eng |
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Università Ca' Foscari Venezia |
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dc.rights |
© Regina Maria Dal Santo, 2014 |
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Latitudinarian sermon |
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Happiness |
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Tillotson, John |
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Sermonistica inglese - Sec. 18. |
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dc.title |
Assessing human happiness in John Tillotson's Sermons |
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Doctoral Thesis |
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Lingue, culture e societa' |
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dc.degree.level |
Dottorato di ricerca |
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dc.degree.grantor |
Scuola di dottorato in Lingue, culture e società |
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dc.description.academicyear |
2014 |
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dc.description.cycle |
25 |
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dc.degree.coordinator |
Villari, Enrica |
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dc.location.shelfmark |
D001335 |
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dc.location |
Venezia, Archivio Università Ca' Foscari, Tesi Dottorato |
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openAccess |
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dc.thesis.matricno |
784243 |
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238 p. |
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L-LIN/10 LETTERATURA INGLESE |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION p. 1
PART ONE – JOHN TILLOTSON AND THE LATITUDINARIANS
I. The Church of England and the Restoration
I.i The Latitudinarians and the Church of England p. 9
I.ii John Tillotson: his life and theology p. 18
I.iii The Latitudinarian Sermon p. 25
I.iv John Tillotson’s Style p. 35
PART TWO – INDIVIDUAL HAPPINESS
II. Malleable Creatures? Reshaping Human Depravity And The Role Of Education
II.i Man’s Degeneracy and Education in the late Seventeenth-Century p. 40
II.ii Latitudinarian Education: The Sermons by Archbishop Tillotson p. 46
III. Individual Happiness And Moral Judgement
III.i Knowing Oneself p. 83
III.ii The Role of Consideration p. 103
III.iii Divine Goodness or Fearful Hell: which is the best way of teaching man?
p. 113
IV. Religion And Advantages
IV.i Self-love: Danger or Spur? p. 119
IV.ii Man, the World and Religion: Some Objections p. 137
IV.iii Self-preservation and divine laws: Advantages and Disadvantages p. 147
PART THREE – HAPPINESS AND SOCIETY
V. Reassuming Humanity: Charity, Politics And Providence
V.i Depravity, Benevolence and the Construction of Society p. 161
V.ii Preaching charity in the Eighteenth-Century p. 174
V.iii Christ’s Example and Active Participation p. 183
V.iv The Role of Providence in the Seventeenth-Century p. 197
V.v Providential Politics p. 206
CONCLUSION p. 222
BIBLIOGRAPHY p. 229 |
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dc.identifier.bibliographiccitation |
Dal Santo, Regina Maria. "Assessing human happiness in John Tillotson's Sermons", Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia, Tesi di dottorato, 25. ciclo, 2014 |
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