, appeared in 19 volumes
between 1874 and 1881.
{233a} Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662). Born at Clermont-Ferrand in
Auvergne. His _Letters to a Provincial_, written in 1656-7, made his
fame by their attack on the Jesuists. His _Pensees_ appeared after his
death, in 1669, and they have reappeared in many forms, "edited" by many
schools of thought. The edition edited by Ernest Havet (1813-1889) was
published in 1852.
{233b} Malebranche, Nicolas (1638-1715). Born in Paris. The works of
Descartes drew him to philosophy. The famous dictum, "Malebranche saw
all things in God," had reference to his treatise, _De la Recherche de la
Verite_, first published in 1674.
{233c} Baader, Franz (1765-1841). A speculative philosopher and
theologian, born at Munich, who endeavoured to reconcile the tenets of
the Church of Rome with philosophy. Of his many works his _Vorlesungen
uber Spekulative Dogmatik_ is here selected. It appeared between 1828
and 1838 in five parts.
{233d} Molitor, Franz Joseph (1779-1860). A philosophical writer, born
near Frankfurt. His _Philosophie der Geschichte_, _oder uber Tradition_
was published in 4 volumes between 1827 and 1853.
{233e} Astie, Jean Frederic (1822-1894). A French Protestant
theologian, who held a Chair of Theology in New York from 1848 to 1853.
In 1856 became a Professor in Switzerland. He published his _Esprit
d'Alexandre Vinet_ at Paris in 1861. In 1882 appeared his _Le Vinet de la
legende et celui de l'histoire_.
{234a} Punjer, Bernard (1850-1884). A theologian whose _Geschichte der
Religions-philosophie_ was much the vogue with theological students at
the time of its publication in 1880. It was reissued in 1887 in an
English translation by W. Hastie, under the title, _History of the
Christian Philosophy of Religion from the Reformation to Kant_. Punjer
also wrote _Die Religionslehre Kant's_, published at Jena in 1874.
{234b} Rothe, Richard (1799-1867). A Protestant theologian. Was for a
time preacher to the Prussian Embassy in Rome, and afterwards in
succession Professor of Theology at Wittenberg, at Heidelberg, and at
Bonn. His _Theologische Ethik_ appeared at Wittenberg in 3 volumes
between 1845 and 1848.
{234c} Martensen, Hans Lassen (1808-1884). A Danish theologian, born at
Fleusburg and died at Copenhagen, where he was long a Professor of
Theology. He became Bishop of Zeeland. _Die Christliche Ethik_ was one
of many works by him. He also wr
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