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Nicole, Pierre
Nicole, Pierre (1625–95), French theologian, controversialist, and moralist. He formed a close friendship with A. Arnauld, in collaboration with whom many of his works were written, including the Logique ou l'Art de penser (commonly known as the Logique de Port-Royal, 1662). A number of his works deal with the Jansenist controversy, but they are more moderate in tone than most Jansenist works. He also wrote against the Calvinists and the Quietists. His main work, the Essais de morale (1671–8) reflected his pessimistic view of fallen man and generally advocated both outward and inward withdrawal from the world, though he accepted that those with positions in the world could live a serious Christian life.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Nicole, Pierre." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Nicole, Pierre." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-NicolePierre.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Nicole, Pierre." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-NicolePierre.html |
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Pierre Nicole
Pierre Nicole , 1625–95, French Jansenist writer. He studied and taught at Port-Royal abbey, the center of Jansenism (see under Jansen, Cornelis ). One of his pupils there was Racine. He worked with Pascal on the Provinciales. His chief writings in his mission of popularizing Jansenism were two series of epistolary essays, Les Visionnaires and Lettres sur l'hérésie imaginaire. In 1679 he fled with Antoine Arnauld to Belgium, but he became reconciled with the authorities and returned to Paris in 1683. Subsequently he led in the attack on quietism. |
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"Pierre Nicole." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pierre Nicole." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Nicole-P.html "Pierre Nicole." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Nicole-P.html |
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