Assessing human happiness in John Tillotson's Sermons

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dc.contributor.advisor Gregori, Flavio
dc.contributor.author Dal Santo, Regina Maria <1981> it_IT
dc.date.accessioned 2014-04-11T11:09:58Z
dc.date.available 2014-04-11T11:09:58Z
dc.date.issued 2014-03-14
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10579/4615
dc.description.abstract 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. it_IT
dc.description.abstract 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. it_IT
dc.language.iso eng it_IT
dc.publisher Università Ca' Foscari Venezia it
dc.rights © Regina Maria Dal Santo, 2014 it_IT
dc.subject Latitudinarian sermon it_IT
dc.subject Happiness it_IT
dc.subject Tillotson, John it_IT
dc.subject Sermonistica inglese - Sec. 18. it_IT
dc.title Assessing human happiness in John Tillotson's Sermons it_IT
dc.type Doctoral Thesis en
dc.degree.name Lingue, culture e societa' it_IT
dc.degree.level Dottorato di ricerca it
dc.degree.grantor Scuola di dottorato in Lingue, culture e società it_IT
dc.description.academicyear 2014 it_IT
dc.description.cycle 25 it_IT
dc.degree.coordinator Villari, Enrica
dc.location.shelfmark D001335 it
dc.location Venezia, Archivio Università Ca' Foscari, Tesi Dottorato it
dc.rights.accessrights openAccess it_IT
dc.thesis.matricno 784243 it_IT
dc.format.pagenumber 238 p. it_IT
dc.subject.miur L-LIN/10 LETTERATURA INGLESE it_IT
dc.description.tableofcontent 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 it_IT
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 it_IT


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