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Antonio Rosmini Serbati was born 24 March 1797, at Rovereto, in the Austrian Tyrol.
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The Constitution Under Social Justice (Studies in Ethics and Economics)
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Antonio Rosmini-Serbati (1797D1855) was one of the first natural law scholars to bring natural law thinking into a conversation with the market economic order that was beginning to emerge in Europe in the 19th century. His reflections on matters such as the origin, nature, and limits of private property, the role of the state, and the nature of human reason show him to be a unique, innovative thinker who nonetheless was determined to work within the parameters of Catholic doctrine. Many of these ideas are concretized in his seminal work The Constitution Under Social Justice, a text that has profound instights to offer those today seeking to integrate theology, philosophy, and economics into their conceptions of a social order that aspires to be both free and just.
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The Philosophy of Right: Rights in Civil Society Vol 6
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The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 3 In the two preceding volumes I think I have fulfilled all that I had promised to the readers of this work. I have pointed out and described in full detail the exact nature of the difficulty which must be faced in dealing properly with the question of the Origin of ideas (41 -45). I have given a history of that question (41-384), and also offered a Theory in solution of it (385-1039). In this Theory I found, that what had been so often asserted, and so often denied, was true - namely, that there is in the human spirit something concreated with it, and constituting it intelligent; but at the same time I saw and demonstrated that this concreated or innate element was more simple than had been opined or suspected by even the ablest thinkers. Then, by deeper research into 'What this most simple element might be,' which had escaped the notice of so many other philosophers, and had therefore been denied by them altogether, I discovered that it must consist and did in fact consist, in an idea which constituted the One Only Form of the human Intellect and the human Reason. I might now, therefore, lay down my pen and close this Treatise. Nevertheless, I cannot permit myself to do so without deducing from the said Theory some corollaries which spontaneously flow from it, and are of the greatest importance, especially in our times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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The Philosophy of Right: Rights in the Family Vol 5
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The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 1 I. Rosmini's Nuovo Saggio, or Treatise on the Origin of Ideas, was first published by Salviucci of Rome, in 1830, during the pontificate, and under the auspices, of Pope Pius VIII. It may be claimed that this work had the sanction, directly or indirectly, of five Popes. Pius VII., in 1823, urged Rosmini to apply himself diligently to the studies which led him to plan and begin it in 1825. Leo XII. encouraged him to proceed with those studies. Pius VIII. stimulated him to the same end, and lived to see the first edition published with the imprimatur of the Master of the Sacred Apostolic Palace. Gregory XVI. (a warm personal friend of the author) welcomed a new edition of it in 1836-8; and three other editions appeared, with full ecclesiastical approval, during the pontificate of Plus IX. To meet the wishes of many in our own country, where philosophical studies are steadily gaining ground, the present translation has been made from the fifth Italian edition, which appeared in 1851, carefully revised by the author. No sooner had the first edition of the Nuovo Saggio been published than it produced a deep impression on the minds of Italian thinkers, who were not slow to acknowledge that its author had established a right to be deemed a great philosopher, many of them going so far as to proclaim him the greatest philosopher of the age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 2 VI. The true interpretation of the Scholastic dictum There is nothing in the mind which has not been first in the sense' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Antonio Rosmini
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Antonio Francesco Davide Ambrogio Rosmini-Serbati, Antonio Rosmini-Serbati
Education
He studied at the University of Padua, and was ordained priest at Chioggia, 21 April 1821. In 1822 he received a Doctorate in Theology and Canon Law.
Career
He was ordained a priest in 1821.
In 1828 Rosmini-Serbati established his Institute of Charity (Rosminians) at Monte Calvario near Domodossola. He modeled it on the Jesuit order, whose devotion to the Church and multifaceted activities he admired; it was approved by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839. The institute was established in England by Father Luigi Gentili, and there it played a part in the revival of Catholicism.
The election of Pope Pius IX in 1848 seemed providential to Rosmini. The new pope was known as the "pope of progress" because of his liberal views. When war broke out between Italy and Austria in 1848, Pius declared the papacy to be neutral because of its universal significance for all men. By this time Rosmini was known for his views. The Piedmontese government empowered him to negotiate a settlement with Pius. Rosmini wrote an account of this mission called Della missione a Roma … negli anni 1848-49 (1881). Pius soon changed from his earlier liberalism to a hard-core conservatism, and Rosmini fell into disfavor. He was attacked, his teachings were declared suspect, and he had to retire from all active participation in public life and teaching.
He expounded his theories in a series of books: Maxims of Christian Perfection (1830); New Essay on the Origin of Ideas (3 vols. , 1838); Theodicy (1845); and Psychology (1850). His political thought was expressed in his Of the Five Wounds of the Holy Church and The Constitution according to Social Justice (both 1848).
When Rosmini fell into disfavor, Pius IX had all his works examined for possible error. But on examination by the Roman Congregation of the Index, they were declared free from error.
Rosmini died on July 1, 1855.
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The Italian philosopher and priest Antonio Rosmini-Serbati, who supported the Risorgimento, was one of the few churchmen of his day who endeavored to lay a philosophical and theological foundation for Roman Catholic involvement in national politics.
On 26 June 2006, Pope Benedict XVI signed a Decree of the heroic virtues, and hence declared Rosmini to be Venerable. On 3 June 2007, Pope Benedict XVI authorized the promulgation of a decree approving Rosmini's beatification. On 18 November 2007 he was beatified in Novara, Italy.
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The Constitution Under Social Justice (Studies in Ethics and Economics)
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The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)
(Excerpt from The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 3 In the two prec...)
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The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
(Excerpt from The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 1 I. Rosmini's Nu...)
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The Origin of Ideas, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
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The Philosophy of Right: Rights in Civil Society Vol 6
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The Philosophy of Right: Rights in the Family Vol 5
(Book by Rosmini, Antonio)
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The Philosophy of Right: Universal Social Right Vol 3
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- The Philosophy of Right: Rights in God's Church Vol 4
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The Constitution Under Social Justice (Studies in Ethics and Economics)
Religion
At this time the two major forces with which the Roman Catholic Church contended were nationalism and philosophic idealism. Nationalism was to change the face of Europe within a hundred years. Philosophic idealism supplied Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels with the bases of their theories and influenced the scientific thought of men such as Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud. To Rosmini's credit, he understood the importance of both movements. But in trying to change the minds of his contemporaries, he was like a man with his shoulder against a mountain.
Rosmini's philosophy and teaching were based on an adaptation of current idealism. He placed at the center of his system what he called "ideal being. " This was a hybrid sharing traits of the Neoplatonist ideal of Renaissance thinkers and the abstract Kantian idea of the unknowable Ding-an-Sich. Rosmini held that the "ideal being" was a reflection of God to be found in every man. He rescued the Kantian idea from its unknowability by declaring that not only was it most knowable but that it was the foundation of all else: the rights of the individual and man's concepts of truth and logic, and of his political and legal system.
Politics
Up to his time and for some time after, the Church forbade Roman Catholics in Italy to take part in national politics. Rosmini's studies led him to consider in what way Catholics could actively engage in politics, social reform, and the study of science without having to renounce the principles of their faith. He perceived that the educational methods of the Roman Church and its presentation of doctrinal matters were not suited either to the minds or to the tempers of his contemporaries. He also saw great deficiencies in the training of the clergy.
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- The Five Wounds of Holy Church: The Writings of Blessed Antonio Rosmini (Writtings of Blessed Antonio Rosmini)
- Antonio Rosmini: Introduction to His Life and Teaching
- The Philosophical System of Antonio Rosmini-Serbati
- Life of Antonio Rosmini Serbati, Vol. 1 of 2: Founder of the Institute of Charity (Classic Reprint)
- Antonio Rosmini: Persecuted Prophet
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Roman Catholic