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Hrsg. von Eugen von Breza ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Pol.g. 601 i

Aus d. Franz. von Albert von Haza ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Pol.g. 601 h

[Verf.: Joseph de Maistre] ; Verf. ermittelt ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Gall.rev. 202

"Joseph de Maistre had no doubt that the root causes of the French Revolution were intellectual and ideological. The degeneration of its first immense hopes into the Reign of Terror was not the result of a ruthless competition for power or of prospects of war. He echoed Voltaire's boast that "books did it all." The philosophers of the Enlightenment were the architects of the new regimes; and the shadow between revolutionary idea and social reality could be traced directly to a fatal flaw in their thought. De Maistre asserts that society is the product, not of men's conscious decision, but of their instinctive makeup. Both history and primitive societies illustrate men's gravitation toward some form of communal life. Since government is in this sense natural, it can not legitimately be denied, revoked, or even disobeyed by the people. Sovereignty is not the product of the deliberation or the will of the people; it is a divinely bestowed authority fitted not to man's wishes but to his needs. The French Revolution to de Maistre's mind was little more than the expansion, conversion, pride, and consequent moral corruption of the philosophers. It differs in essence from all previous political revolutions, finding a parallel only in the biblical revolt against heaven. These sentiments are the passionate and awe-inspired language of one who sees the political struggles of his time on a huge and cosmic scale, judges events sub specie aeternitatis (under the aspect of eternity), and looks on revolution and counter-revolution as a battle for the soul of humanity. The force of this classic volume still resonates in present-day ideological struggles."--Provided by publisher

On the State of Nature and On the Sovereignty of the People are Maistre's most comprehensive treatment of Rousseau's ideas and his most sustained critique of the ideological foundations of the revolution. On the State of Nature, a detailed critique of Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality, focuses on Rousseau's belief in the natural goodness of man; On the Sovereignty of the People, a critique of Social Contract, explores Rousseau's theory of popular sovereignty. In Maistre's eyes Rousseau encouraged the socially destructive individualism that lay at the heart of the French Revolution. However, the essays reveal some surprising ambiguities in the relationship between two seminal thinkers who are usually thought of as polar opposites, suggesting that Maistre's vision was more akin to Rousseau's than he would have admitted. Against Rousseau offers valuable insights into the evolution of Maistre's counter-revolutionary ideas during the crucial years of 1792-97 and illustrates his remarkable insights into society and politics. It is vital to any consideration of his thought or the counter-revolutionary movement in eighteenth-century France.

Vol. 9-11, 13-14 have imprint: Lyon : Vitte et Perrussel. ; Edition varies; v. 9-11, 13-14, nouv, éd. ; t. 1. Considérations sur la France. -- Fragments sur la France. -- Essai sur le Principe générateur des Constitutions politiques. -- Étude sur la Souveraineté.--t. 2. Du pape.--t. 3. De l'église gallicane. -- Lettres sur l'Inquisition espagnole.--t. 4. Les Soirées de Saint-Petersbourg (les six premiers entretiens.--t. 5. Les Soirées de Saint-Pétersbourg (suite et fin). -- Eclaircissement sur les Sacrifices. -- Sur les Dĺais de la Justice Divine.--t. 6. Examen de la philosophie de Bacon.--t. 7. Le caractère extérieur du Magistrat. -- Lettres d'un Royaliste savoisien. -- Discours à Mme la Marquise de Costa. -- Cinq Paradoxes. -- Adresse du Maire de Montagnole. -- Discours du citoyen Cherchemot. -- Bienfaits de la Révolution francaise. -- Son Em. le cardinal Maury. -- Examen d'un écrit de J.-J. Rousseau.--t. 8. Observations critiques sur une édition des lettres de Mme de Sévigné. -- Reflexions sur le Protestantisme. -- Lettres sur la Chronologie biblique. -- Lettres à une Dame protestante et à une Dame Russe. -- Opuscules sur la Russie. -- Lettres sur la Fête séculaire des protestants, et sur l'État du Christianisme en Europe.--t. 9-14. Correspondance. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Editions vary. ; v. 1-2. Soirées de St. Pétersbourg -- v. 3. Sur les Délais de la Justice Divine; Lettres a un gentilhomme russe sur l'inquisition espagnole -- v. 4. Examen de la philosophie de Bacon -- v. 5. Essai sur le principe génŕateur des consitutions politiques; Considèrations sur la France -- v. 6. Du Pape; De l'église gallicane -- v. 7-8. Lettres et opuscules. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Eclaircissement sur les sacrifices" : v. 2, p. [321] - 405. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Eclaircissement sur les sacrifices": v. 2, p. [321]-405. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Later ed. published under title: On God and society. ; Photocopy. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Éclaircissement sur les sacrifices": v.2, p. [371]-474. ; Mode of access: Internet.

At head of cover-title: Marcel Vergnon. ; Préface.--Considérations sur la France; écrits politiques.--Du pape.--Les soirées de Saint-Pétersbourg.--Pages choisies. ; Mode of access: Internet.