Fénelon: Moral and Political Writings - Paperback

by Ryan Patrick Hanley (Editor), Ryan Patrick Hanley (Translator)

This collection of Fénelon's moral and political writings makes one of the leading voices of early modern philosophy available to English-language audiences for the first time. Reflecting the impressive breadth of Fenelon's thought, the volume includes work on topics ranging from women's education and political philosophy to literature and religion.

Author Biography

Ryan Patrick Hanley is Professor of Political Science at Boston College. Prior to joining the faculty at Boston College, he was the Mellon Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Marquette University, and held visiting appointments or fellowships at Yale, Harvard, and the University of Chicago. He is the author of several studies on Enlightenment political philosophy, including Adam Smith and the Character of Virtue (2009) and Love's Enlightenment: Rethinking Charity in Modernity (2017).