L’esprit d’une nation, et son objet
This text proposes a clarification of two central notions in Montesquieu’s lexicon: the «esprit général d’une nation» (general spirit of a nation) and the «objet d’une nation» (object of a nation). First, this text reconstructs the process of elaboration of the former, from Montesquieu’s early wr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2017-05-01
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Series: | Diciottesimo Secolo |
Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ds/article/view/318 |