Project Gutenberg 2016-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 81 Mably, Gabriel Bonnot de 1709 1785 Mably, Abbé de Mably, Abbe de Bonnot de Mably, Gabriel De Mably, Gabriel Bonnot Brizard, Gabriel 1793 Arnoux, Guillaume Collection complète des oeuvres de l'Abbé de Mably, Volume 1 (of 15) Produced by Chuck Greif, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Collection complète des oeuvres de l'Abbé de Mably, Volume 1" by Mably is a historical and philosophical work written in the late 18th century. The text compiles the writings of Mably, focusing particularly on observations regarding the history of France and the principles of governance, morality, and public happiness. It aims to convey the critical relationship between laws, ethics, and the welfare of society, addressing the importance of virtuous leadership for the prosperity of nations. The opening of this volume establishes Mably's intention to provide a comprehensive examination of historical governance through the lens of morality and political philosophy. It emphasizes the vital connection between good governance and the moral fiber of the populace, arguing that the happiness of a society hinges on just laws and virtuous leaders. The beginning also discusses Mably's reflections on historical figures, such as the legislators of ancient Greece and Rome, asserting that the decline of their societies correlates with the fall of their morals and the rise of corruption. Through these observations, Mably sets the stage for a detailed exploration of political principles essential for achieving and maintaining societal well-being. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Political science History -- Philosophy Law -- Philosophy D Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale FR Politique FR Histoire Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics 780122 780142 2024-09-22T07:29:35.526686 2023-09-23T06:00:16.088675 text/html text/html 782507 2016-10-14T14:56:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 693724 2016-10-14T14:56:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 756791 2024-09-22T07:29:46.119600 application/epub+zip 768986 2024-09-22T07:29:37.615690 application/epub+zip 365986 2024-09-22T07:29:36.602674 application/epub+zip 980830 2024-09-22T07:29:52.248590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920314 2024-09-22T07:29:44.716628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518663 2022-09-24T07:29:02.180476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 702886 702683 2024-09-22T07:29:34.400649 2023-09-23T06:00:14.542173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 703049 2016-10-14T14:55:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 252013 2016-10-14T14:56:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20145 2024-09-22T07:29:52.403560 application/rdf+xml 23846 2024-09-22T07:29:36.743669 image/jpeg 3183 2024-09-22T07:29:36.673691 image/jpeg 696903 2024-09-22T07:29:35.669680 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