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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diego Vernazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-05-01
Series:Diciottesimo Secolo
Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ds/article/view/318