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The Generative Principle of Political Constitutions: Studies on Sovereignty, Religion and Enlightenment
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Paperback. Originally published: The works of Joseph de Maistre: selected, translated and introduced by Jack Lively. New York: Macmillan, 1965. Num Pages: 323 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 369.
Joseph de Maistre had no doubt that the root causes of the French Revolution were intellectual and ideological. The degeneration of its first immense hopes into the Reign of Terror was not the result of a ruthless competition for power or of prospects of war. He echoed Voltaire's boast that "books did it all." The philosophers of the Enlightenment were the architects of the new regimes; and the shadow between revolutionary idea and social reality could be traced directly to a fatal flaw in their thought. De Maistre asserts that society is the product, not of men's conscious decision, ... Read more
Joseph de Maistre had no doubt that the root causes of the French Revolution were intellectual and ideological. The degeneration of its first immense hopes into the Reign of Terror was not the result of a ruthless competition for power or of prospects of war. He echoed Voltaire's boast that "books did it all." The philosophers of the Enlightenment were the architects of the new regimes; and the shadow between revolutionary idea and social reality could be traced directly to a fatal flaw in their thought. De Maistre asserts that society is the product, not of men's conscious decision, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Somerset, United States
ISBN
9781412842655
SKU
V9781412842655
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About
de Maistre, Joseph
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