Birth of Antoine Arnauld
Antoine Arnauld is born in Paris into the prominent Arnauld family.
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Antoine Arnauld Biography and Timeline
Follow Antoine Arnauld through 10 dated historical records for France.
Antoine Arnauld, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1612–1694Years on this page
1612
1641
Ordination as Priest
Arnauld is ordained a priest while beginning the period that establishes his intellectual reputation.
Fourth Objections to Descartes
Arnauld writes the Fourth Objections to Descartes's Meditations and enters major European philosophical debate.
1643
On Frequent Communion
Arnauld publishes On Frequent Communion, a major contribution to the Jansenist religious controversy.
1656
Exclusion from the Sorbonne
Arnauld is excluded from the Faculty of Theology during the conflict over Jansenism.
1660
Port-Royal Grammar
Arnauld and Claude Lancelot publish the General and Rational Grammar associated with Port-Royal.
1662
Port-Royal Logic
Arnauld and Pierre Nicole publish Logic, or the Art of Thinking, which becomes a widely used philosophical text.
1679
Exile in the Netherlands
Renewed pressure on Port-Royal leads Arnauld to leave France and spend the remainder of his life abroad.
1683
On True and False Ideas
Arnauld publishes On True and False Ideas, opening his sustained philosophical criticism of Malebranche.
1694
Death of Antoine Arnauld
Antoine Arnauld dies in Liege after years of intellectual work in exile.
Records, sources and methodology
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