Considerations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur decadence

by Montesquieu, edited by Gonzague Truc

Book cover: Considerations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur decadence

Extent: 248 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Eighteenth-Century Studies, French Studies, Philosophy

Series: Classiques Jaunes

Series volume number: 400

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(March 2024)

ISBN: 9782812418556

7.24 x 4.53 inches

Price: $15.00

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The result of lengthy reflection on Roman history, this essay proposes a revitalized conception of history. Rejecting providentialism, Montesquieu elaborates herein the theory of historical determinism. He also forges the style and concepts implemented, fourteen years later, in De l’Esprit des lois.

  • By (author) Montesquieu
  • Edited by Gonzague Truc