Luigi Taparelli facts for kids
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Luigi Taparelli
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| Born | 24 November 1793 |
| Died | 21 September 1862 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Era | 19th century |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Thomism Traditionalism |
| Institutions | Oblates of the Virgin Mary Society of Jesus |
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Religion, sociology |
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Social justice, subsidiarity |
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Luigi Taparelli (born Prospero Taparelli d'Azeglio; November 24, 1793–September 2, 1862) was an Italian Jesuit scholar. He was a member of the Society of Jesus, a religious order within the Roman Catholic Church. Taparelli is famous for creating the term "social justice". He also developed ideas about "subsidiarity" as part of his beliefs on how a fair society should work.
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Luigi Taparelli's Life
Luigi Taparelli was born into an important family. His father, Cesare, was once an ambassador for the King of Sardinia. His brother, Massimo d'Azeglio, became a well-known Italian government minister.
Luigi studied at schools in Siena and Turin. He also spent a few months at a military school in Paris. However, he decided not to become a soldier. Instead, he joined the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1814.
His Work as a Scholar
Taparelli became the first leader of the Roman College after it was given back to the Jesuits. He taught philosophy for 16 years in Palermo, a city in Italy.
In 1850, Taparelli helped start a journal called Civiltà Cattolica. He wrote for this journal for 12 years. He was very interested in the problems caused by the Industrial Revolution. This was a time when new factories and machines changed society a lot.
Taparelli believed in bringing back the ideas of Thomas Aquinas, an important philosopher from the past. Taparelli's social teachings had a big impact on Pope Leo XIII. In 1891, the Pope wrote an important letter called Rerum novarum (On the Condition of the Working Classes), which discussed social issues.
Ideas on Society and Justice
In 1825, Taparelli became convinced that the ideas of Thomas Aquinas were very important. He thought that some newer philosophies could lead to problems in how people act and how society is run. He believed that if our ideas about people and society are unclear, it can cause confusion and problems in the world.
During the 1800s, Europe was changing a lot. The Catholic Church needed clear ideas on how to deal with these changes. Taparelli used the methods of Thomas Aquinas to think about these social problems.
After the Revolutions of 1848, the church decided to get more involved in the arguments between different groups. These groups included "liberal capitalists" (who believed in free markets) and "socialists" (who believed in more government control for the good of everyone).
Taparelli's main ideas were social justice and subsidiarity. He saw society not just as a group of individuals, but as many smaller groups or "sub-societies." People belong to these smaller groups. Each level of society, from individuals to families to communities, has its own rights and duties. Taparelli believed that all parts of society should work together, not against each other.
His Writings
One of Taparelli's most important books was "A Theoretical Essay on Natural Right from an Historical Standpoint." This book was a starting point for modern sociology, which is the study of how societies work. It was translated into several languages.
He also wrote "Critical Examination of Representative Government in Modern Society." Besides these, he wrote many articles for Civiltà Cattolica. These articles often discussed topics like political economy (how governments manage money and resources) and social rights.
See also
In Spanish: Luigi Taparelli para niños
