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 4.57 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.


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