Le problème du suicide chez Montesquieu

Often reduced to the Persian letter 74, which advocates the liberalisation of the law to suicide, the thought of Montesquieu on voluntary death is in fact complex and contrasting. Browsing the main passages that Montesquieu devotes to this question at high risk of censure, it will explore the guidel...

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Main Author:	Luigi Delia
Format:	Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	University of Bologna 2015-12-01
Series:	Montesquieu.it
Subjects:	Montesquieu suicide droit causes physiques causes morales
Online Access:	https://montesquieu.unibo.it/article/view/5858

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spelling	doaj-e1c4bc502ce64dcf97568a766cf434652020-11-25T02:46:34ZspaUniversity of BolognaMontesquieu.it2037-51152421-41242015-12-017110.6092/issn.2421-4124/58585342Le problème du suicide chez MontesquieuLuigi Delia0Université de Genève Équipe « Herméneutique des Lumières »Often reduced to the Persian letter 74, which advocates the liberalisation of the law to suicide, the thought of Montesquieu on voluntary death is in fact complex and contrasting. Browsing the main passages that Montesquieu devotes to this question at high risk of censure, it will explore the guidelines he adopts to determine the different causes of suicide in the light of the different cultural contexts. In this way, instead of asking us if Montesquieu manages to settle a doctrinal controversy, this paper examines his scientific method which consists in seeking the meaning of voluntary death within the Persian, Roman and English civilization.https://montesquieu.unibo.it/article/view/5858Montesquieusuicidedroitcauses physiquescauses morales
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description	Often reduced to the Persian letter 74, which advocates the liberalisation of the law to suicide, the thought of Montesquieu on voluntary death is in fact complex and contrasting. Browsing the main passages that Montesquieu devotes to this question at high risk of censure, it will explore the guidelines he adopts to determine the different causes of suicide in the light of the different cultural contexts. In this way, instead of asking us if Montesquieu manages to settle a doctrinal controversy, this paper examines his scientific method which consists in seeking the meaning of voluntary death within the Persian, Roman and English civilization.
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Le problème du suicide chez Montesquieu

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