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BRILL'S STUDIES IN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY General Editor A.J. VANDERJAGT, University of Groningen Editorial Board M. COLISH, Oberlin College J.I. ISRAEL, University College, London J.D. NORTH, University of Groningen H.A. OBERMAN, University of Arizona, Tucson R.H. POPKIN, Washington University, St. Louis-UCLA VOLUME 82 A ROMANTIC HISTORIOSOPHY The Philosophy of History of Pierre-Simon Ballanche BY ARTHUR McCALLA '68*' BRILL LEIDEN · BOSTON · KÖLN 1998 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McCalla, Arthur. A romantic historiography : the philosophy of history of Pierre -Simon Ballanche / by Arthur McCalla. p. cm. — (Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 82) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 9004109676 (alk paper) 1. History—Philosophy. 2. Ballanche, Pierre Simon, 1776-1847. I. Tide. II. Series. D16.8.M385 1998 901—dc21 97-49398 CEP Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufhahme McCalla, Arthur: A romantic historiosophy : the philosophy of history of Pierre-Simon Ballanche / by Arthur McCalla. - Leiden ; Boston : Köln : Brill, 1998 (Brill's studies in intellectual history ; Vol. 82) ISBN -Ό04-1 0967-6 ISSN 0920-8607 ISBN 90 04 10967 6 © Copyright 1998 by Koninklijke Bull Ν V., Leiden, The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission fiom the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910 Danvers MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. PRINTED IN THE NETHERLANDS ThL· book L· dedicated to my parents, DennL· and Kathleen McCalla CONTENTS Acknowledgements xi List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 PART ONE REVOLUTION AND THE LYON WORKS Chapter One: The Lyon Terror and the Epopee Lyonnaùe 9 The Lyon Terror 10 Epopée Lyonnaue 17 Chapter Two: From Du Sentiment to Adieux a Rome 22 Expiation and progress 33 Revolution 41 Chapter Three: Antigone 44 Expiation 47 Revolution and Restoration 57 PART TWO RESTORATION AND SOCIAL THOUGHT Chapter Four: The 1818-1820 Works 65 Ballanche and the Récamier salon 65 The 1818-1820 works 73 Chapter Five: The Nature of Society 80 Basic assumptions about the nature of society 80 The law of religious equality 86 Legitimism 90 viii CONTENTS Chapter Six: The Contemporary Age of Crisis 96 Revolution 98 Restoration 103 Chapter Seven: Ballanche and Restoration Political Life 114 Reception of 1818-1820 works 114 Ballanche and Restoration historiography 119 PART THREE SOCIAL PALINGENESIS Chapter Eight: Essais de Palingenesie sociale 135 The plan of Palingénésie sociale 137 Chapter Nine: Palingenesis 150 Palingénésie philosophique 150 Natural history and the history of humanity 159 Palingénésie sociale 164 Chapter Ten: Social Evolution 173 The three ages of humanity 173 The struggle of the two principles 184 Ballanche and Vico 191 Chapter Eleven: Illuminism 206 The Western Esoteric Tradition 206 Ballanche and Illuminism 216 Illuminist themes in Palingénésie sociale 225 Identity of the Fall and rehabilitation 226 Initiation 231 Magnetism 244 Chapter Twelve: Historiography & Mythography 250 Myth, epic, history 250 The historiographical Revolution 258 Ballanche among the mythographers 268 Chapter Thirteen: Historiosophy 289 Illuminism and history 289 Historiosophy 302 Anterior Christianity 309
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