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Title: De l'influence des passions sur le bonheur des individus et des nations
Note: Reading ease score: 43.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http: //dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)
Summary: "De l'influence des passions sur le bonheur des individus et des nations" by Staël is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. The work examines the complex relationship between human passions, and their effects on individual and collective happiness, particularly in the political sphere. The author reflects on the societal and individual challenges posed by passions and aims to offer insights on achieving a state of happiness amid political turmoil. The opening of the work introduces Staël's exploration of how human passions, which can easily become overpowering, hinder both personal and political happiness. Staël contextualizes her reflections within the tumultuous backdrop of the French Revolution, indicating that the pursuit of happiness requires a careful analysis of human emotions and their influence on governance. In this initial portion, she outlines the scope of her inquiry into the nature of happiness itself while emphasizing the necessity of understanding and perhaps controlling one's passions to attain both individual and societal well-being. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817
EBook No.: 19232
Published: Sep 10, 2006
Downloads: 63
Language: French
Subject: Emotions
Subject: Character
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: De l'influence des passions sur le bonheur des individus et des nations
Note: Reading ease score: 43.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http: //dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)
Summary: "De l'influence des passions sur le bonheur des individus et des nations" by Staël is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. The work examines the complex relationship between human passions, and their effects on individual and collective happiness, particularly in the political sphere. The author reflects on the societal and individual challenges posed by passions and aims to offer insights on achieving a state of happiness amid political turmoil. The opening of the work introduces Staël's exploration of how human passions, which can easily become overpowering, hinder both personal and political happiness. Staël contextualizes her reflections within the tumultuous backdrop of the French Revolution, indicating that the pursuit of happiness requires a careful analysis of human emotions and their influence on governance. In this initial portion, she outlines the scope of her inquiry into the nature of happiness itself while emphasizing the necessity of understanding and perhaps controlling one's passions to attain both individual and societal well-being. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817
EBook No.: 19232
Published: Sep 10, 2006
Downloads: 63
Language: French
Subject: Emotions
Subject: Character
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.