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Part of the book: The Work and Thought of Jean Grenier (1898-1971)

J. S. T. Garfitt

MHRA Texts and Dissertations 20

Modern Humanities Research Association

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Abstract.  Grenier's dissertation for the diplôme d'études supérieures was presented in 1919, when he was 22, and has remained unpublished. Its title 'Le Problème du mal chez Renouvier' (hereafter cited as R), indicates clearly what aspect of Renouvier's thought attracted him. He had been preoccupied by the problem of suffering and evil since the age of sixteen, according to his own testimony. He had soon discovered the pessimistic interpretation offered by Schopenhauer, and now he was undertaking an exploration of a rather different system.

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