L’Esprit de la Révolution et de la Constitution de France
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L’Esprit de la Révolution et de la Constitution de France is a political treatise by Louis Antoine de Saint-Just that articulates his radical Jacobin vision of the principles and institutional foundations of the French Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
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| L’Esprit de la Révolution et de la Constitution de France canonical | 1 |
| The Spirit of the Revolution and of the Constitution of France | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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political treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
egalitarian social order
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primacy of the general will ⓘ strong centralized republican government ⓘ |
| associatedIdeology |
anti-monarchism
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radical democracy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Committee of Public Safety
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Montagnards ⓘ |
| author | Louis Antoine de Saint-Just ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
aristocracy
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feudal institutions ⓘ monarchy ⓘ |
| discusses |
foundations of a republican constitution for France
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moral basis of political authority ⓘ organization of revolutionary power ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
institutional foundations of the French Republic
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principles of revolutionary government ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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revolutionary literature ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
L’Esprit de la Révolution et de la Constitution de France
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surface form:
The Spirit of the Revolution and of the Constitution of France
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| historicalContext | French Revolution ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | revolutionary republicanism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment political thought
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Rousseauian republicanism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
French citizens engaged in the Revolution
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revolutionary legislators ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French Revolution
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constitutional theory ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ republicanism ⓘ virtue in politics ⓘ |
| movement |
Jacobin centralism
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surface form:
Jacobinism
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| philosophicalTheme |
relationship between virtue and law
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role of institutions in preserving liberty ⓘ sovereignty of the people ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | radical Jacobin ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Fragments sur les institutions républicaines ⓘ |
| supports | revolutionary terror as instrument of virtue ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 18th century France ⓘ |
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L’Esprit de la Révolution et de la Constitution de France
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The Spirit of the Revolution and of the Constitution of France