Project Gutenberg 2008-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 421 Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de 1689 1755 Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brede et de Janet, Paul 1823 1899 Janet, Paul Alexandre René Janet, Paul Alexandre Rene Esprit des lois livres I à V, précédés d'une introduction de l'éditeur Produced by Hélène de Mink, Laurent Vogel, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Esprit des lois" by Baron de Charles de Secondat Montesquieu is a seminal work of political philosophy written in the mid-18th century. This essay examines the principles that underpin various forms of governance, contrasting monarchies, republics, and despotisms while emphasizing the importance of law, morality, and societal structures. Montesquieu's analysis leads to profound observations about the nature of power, liberty, and the role of laws in shaping human societies. At the start of "Esprit des lois," the introduction prepares the reader for the exploration of Montesquieu's political thought, which evolved from his earlier works like the "Lettres persanes." The opening discusses the influence of historical precedents on his later ideas, addressing the necessity of virtue in democracies, the honor in monarchies, and the dangers of despotism. Montesquieu critiques existing political structures, illustrating how different cultures and forms of government cultivate distinct moral principles and social behaviors. He posits that the balance and dynamics of power ultimately dictate the health and longevity of nations, setting the stage for the rigorous analysis found in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Political science Law -- Philosophy State, The Jurisprudence JC Text FR Politique Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics 948767 948776 2024-09-12T04:13:31.296763 2023-09-12T07:56:24.192741 text/html text/html 948121 2021-01-04T12:51:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 302455 2021-01-04T12:51:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 369332 2024-09-12T04:13:46.486198 application/epub+zip 382160 2024-09-12T04:13:34.293719 application/epub+zip 382160 2024-09-12T04:13:32.614786 application/epub+zip 718641 2024-09-12T04:13:54.648073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667679 2024-09-12T04:13:44.884143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 688592 2022-09-12T16:03:00.219857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 767659 767527 2024-09-12T04:13:28.691709 2023-09-12T07:56:21.498734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 749426 2021-01-04T12:51:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 269087 2021-01-04T12:51:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20645 2024-09-12T04:13:54.821094 application/rdf+xml 12250 2024-09-12T04:13:33.053688 image/jpeg 3248 2024-09-12T04:13:32.831702 image/jpeg 344781 2024-09-12T04:13:31.368699 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia