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Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu, baron de la Brède et de
Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu, baron de la Brède et de , 1689-1755, French jurist and political philosopher. He was councillor (1714) of the parlement of Bordeaux and its president (1716-28) after the death of an uncle, whom he succeeded in both title and office. He gained a seat in t... Read more
Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Protocols of the Elders of Zion a fraudulent document that reported the alleged proceedings of a conference of Jews in the late 19th cent., at which they discussed plans to overthrow Christianity through subversion and sabotage and to control the world. The Protocols first appeared in their entir... Read more
Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Protocols of the Elders of Zion a fraudulent document that reported the alleged proceedings of a conference of Jews in the late 19th cent., at which they discussed plans to overthrow Christianity through subversion and sabotage and to control the world. The Protocols first appeared in their entir... Read more
Bordeaux
Bordeaux , city (1990 pop. 213,274), capital of Gironde dept., SW France, on the Garonne River. Bordeaux is a major economic and cultural center, and a busy port accessible to oceangoing ships from the Atlantic through the Gironde River. Although Bordeaux has important shipyards and industries (mach... Read more
Catherine II
Catherine II or Catherine the Great, 1729-96, czarina of Russia (1762-96). Rise to Power A German princess, the daughter of Christian Augustus, prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, she emerged from the obscurity of her relatively modest background in 1744 when Czarina Elizabeth of Russia chose ... Read more
sociology
sociology scientific study of human social behavior. As the study of humans in their collective aspect, sociology is concerned with all group activities—economic, social, political, and religious. Sociologists study such areas as bureaucracy, community, deviant behavior, family, public opinio... Read more
Encyclopédie
Encyclopédie , the work of the French Encyclopedists, or philosophes. The full title was Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts, et des métiers. This work was originally planned as a translation of Ephraim Chambers's Cyclopedia (1st ed. 1728), ... Read more
capital punishment
capital punishment imposition of a penalty of death by the state. History Capital punishment was widely applied in ancient times; it can be found (c.1750 BC) in the Code of Hammurabi. From the fall of Rome to the beginnings of the modern era, capital punishment was practiced throughout We... Read more
Enlightenment
Enlightenment term applied to the mainstream of thought of 18th-century Europe and America. Background and Basic Tenets The scientific and intellectual developments of the 17th cent.—the discoveries of Isaac Newton , the rationalism of Réné Descartes , the skepticism... Read more
prisoners of war
prisoners of war in international law, persons captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but extends protection only to combatants. This excludes civilians who engage in hostilities (by international law they are ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Montesquieu,"

Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law MONTESQUIEU, CHARLES-LOUIS DE SECONDAT, BARON...Baron de la Br è de et de Montesquieu, was a French social and political...Framers of the U.S. Constitution. Montesquieu was born January 18, 1689, in La Br...
Montesquieu
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Montesquieu Born: January 18, 1689 Bordeaux...and political and social philosopher Montesquieu was the first of the great French scholars...Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu was born on January 18, 1689, at the...
Montesquieu, Charles-Louis De Secondat De (1689–1755)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World MONTESQUIEU, CHARLES-LOUIS DE SECONDAT DE (1689 – 1755) MONTESQUIEU, CHARLES-LOUIS DE SECONDAT DE (1689 –...judge, historian, and political philosopher. Montesquieu was born on 18 January 1689 at La Br è...
Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu, baron de la Brède et de
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu, baron de la Brède et de , 1689-1755, French...and despotism—and shows John Locke's influence on Montesquieu. Its main theories are that climate and circumstances determine...
Separation of Powers
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755), provided...parliamentary government. Critics of Montesquieu charged that he had misread the English...approximation of the separation of powers. Montesquieu ’ s critics misunderstood...
Checks and Balances
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...the eighteenth-century works of Charles de Montesquieu, Francis Hutcheson, and William Blackstone...ALSO ; ; ; Machiavelli, Niccol ò ; ; Montesquieu, Charles de. 1989. Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws . Trans. and ed...
feudalism
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...historically minded intellectuals such as Montesquieu, Adam Smith , and David Hume believed...tradition. Particularly influential was Montesquieu's hypothesis that when aristocratic...continue to use the term freely and much as Montesquieu did, though now with—thanks...
sociology
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...including Plato, Polybius, Machiavelli, Vico, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau, have treated political problems in a broader social context. Thus Montesquieu regarded the political forms of different states as a consequence of...
Giannone, Pietro (1676–1748)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...French in 1742, the work eventually earned the praise of Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Edward Gibbon. At the time, however...Holy Roman Empire) ; Enlightenment ; Gibbon, Edward ; Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat de ; Naples, Kingdom of...
Instruction, Legislative Commission of Catherine II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Instructions borrowed heavily from writers such as Baron de Montesquieu ( The Spirit of the Laws ), Cesare Beccaria ( An Essay on...a modern European state rather than the Asiatic despotism Montesquieu had named it. The Instructions deal with political, social...

Dictionary entries related to "Montesquieu,"

Montesquieu, Charles-Louis De Secondat, Baron De La Brède Et De
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography MONTESQUIEU, CHARLES-LOUIS DE SECONDAT, BARON...1755) philosophy, political theory . Montesquieu was born into a noble family traditionally...inherited from an uncle the name of Montesquieu and the office of pr é sident...
Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron...masterpiece The Spirit of the Laws (1748), Montesquieu was a leading figure of the French Enlightenment...especially Hume , Ferguson , and Smith ). Montesquieu was also a formative influence on...
Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de (1689...society from the perspective of two Persian travellers visiting Paris. Montesquieu's reputation rests chiefly on L'Esprit des lois (1748), a comparative...
Montesquieu, Charles Louis Joseph de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Montesquieu, Charles Louis Joseph de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de (1689–1755), French historian and philosopher...
General Will
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...law. The French political philosopher Montesquieu (1689 – 1755) was the first...discussion of the separation of powers, Montesquieu states that the "general will of the...citizen through its particular wills" (Montesquieu, I.6). Jean-Jacques Rousseau...
Separation of Powers
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...on political science, the Baron de Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws (1748...1788) James Madison, commenting on Montesquieu's views and seeking to reconcile them...involved in each other's assigned tasks, Montesquieu's idea that separation of powers should...
Representative Government
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...argument against a large national government derived from the French political philosopher Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws (1748). Montesquieu argued that democracy, even in the form of representative government, would be inherently...
separation of powers
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...government, usually associated with the French philosopher Montesquieu (1689–1755), although the tripartite division...Aristotle and Locke. In The Spirit of the Laws (1748), Montesquieu set out that the three branches of government- the legislature...
Psychoanalytische Bewegung, Die
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...precursors it published extracts from poets, such as Boccaccio, or thinkers and philosophers like Plato, Kierkegaard, Montesquieu, and Montaigne. It also presented critical points of view from contemporary writers like Andr é Maurois, Italo...
Volksgeist
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...created as much by the critics of the major nation-states as by their apologists. Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755), one of the originators of the concept, argued that the cultural identities — the...

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Montesquieu on slavery.
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Political Science; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...categorizations are those of Aristotle and Montesquieu. In place of Aristotle's three good...tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy), Montesquieu speaks of republics, monarchies, and...ancient politics, is simply elided by Montesquieu. Moreover, although for Montesquieu...
Shades of Montesquieu.(French Political Thought from Montesquieu to Tocqueville: Liberty in a Levelled Society? )(Book review)
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Political Science; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Annelien French Political Thought from Montesquieu to Tocqueville: Liberty in a Levelled...Destutt de Tracy bitterly complained about Montesquieu's influence in French political thought...literature. He felt exasperated with Montesquieu's elevation to the status of an...
Constitutionally Montesquieu
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/10/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...the writings of the French nobleman Montesquieu (1689-1755), a man of privilege...legislative and executive powers, came from Montesquieu's "The Spirit of Laws," published...Secondat, Baron de la Brede, Baron de Montesquieu, and many of the drafters of the Constitution...
L'Atelier de Montesquieu: manuscrits inedits de La Brede.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; L'Atelier de Montesquieu: manuscrits inedits de La Brede. Ed. by...Voltaire Foundation edn). The Societe Montesquieu intends to publish the mass of working papers left by Montesquieu at his death. These papers, which form...
Le Temps de Montesquieu: Actes du college international de Geneve (28-31 octobre 1998).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Le Temps de Montesquieu: Actes du college international de...serious contribution to the study of Montesquieu's thought, in the fields of political...different meanings of 'the time' of Montesquieu. First is the story of the book itself...
Montesquieu's complex natural right and moderate liberalism: the roots of American moderation *.
Magazine article from: Polity; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Montesquieu's De l'Esprit des Lois (1748...this rediscovery indirectly confirms Montesquieu's belief that complexity was a constructive...philosophy without seeing the larger whole Montesquieu intended. Not enough credit is given...
Montesquieu Forum For The Study Of Civic Life Opens At Roosevelt University
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 10/28/2008; 700+ words ; ...History announced the creation of the Montesquieu Forum for the Study of Civic Life at Roosevelt University. The Montesquieu Forum's mission is to advance...provided by the Miller Center, the Montesquieu Forum will establish a room to house...
Montesquieu, historien de Rome: un tournant pour la reflexion sur le statut de l'histoire au XVIIIe siecle.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Montesquieu, historien de Rome: un tournant pour...to be expected, is an examination of Montesquieu's Considerations sur les causes de...edition of that work (fuvres completes de Montesquieu, vol. ii, edited by Patrick Andrivet...
"Fortunate powerlessness" Pierre Manent on Montesquieu's constitutional system of modern liberty (1).(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Political Science; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...constituted doctrinally except with Montesquieu, is founded on two ideas: the idea...parliamentarians and, thus, postdates Montesquieu. The Spirit of the Laws (1748...long chapters (XI:6 and XIX:27), Montesquieu admiringly portrayed a commercial nation...
Two concepts of liberty in Montesquieu.
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Political Science; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...two concepts of liberty one finds in Montesquieu runs far deeper. After all, Berlin...freedom, or qualities of governments. Montesquieu's major work, The Spirit of the Laws...commentary. Many readers have noted that Montesquieu's understanding of political liberty...