Considérations sur la France
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Considérations sur la France is a seminal counter-revolutionary political and philosophical treatise by Joseph de Maistre reflecting on the French Revolution and the nature of divine providence in history.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Considérations sur la France canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| author | Joseph de Maistre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
counter-revolutionary literature
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of divine justice in history
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critique of revolutionary principles ⓘ defense of papal and monarchical authority ⓘ reflections on the causes of the French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century Catholic traditionalism
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French conservatism NERFINISHED ⓘ reactionary political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic theology
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counter-revolutionary thought ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
polemical
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rhetorical ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholicism
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French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ divine providence ⓘ monarchy ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ |
| movement |
counter-Enlightenment
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traditionalist conservatism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of Enlightenment rationalism
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defense of hereditary monarchy ⓘ providence guiding history ⓘ sacralization of political authority ⓘ the French Revolution as divine punishment ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective |
anti-revolutionary conservatism
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theocentric view of history ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Catholic political thought
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reactionary thought ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnFrenchRevolution | strongly critical ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1796 ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| setting | post-revolutionary France ⓘ |
| significance |
major text in Catholic political philosophy
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seminal work of counter-revolutionary thought ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
French Revolution
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late 18th century Europe ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Considerations on France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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