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- Title
The Historical Thought of Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821).
- Authors
Armenteros, Carolina
- Abstract
As a founder of conservatism, Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) made crucial contributions to historical thinking. Conceptualising history both as a conduit of human self-improvement and as a criterion of philosophical judgment, his conservatism was irretrievably historical. His theories of constitutions and of European government depended on a model of institutional development across time. His epistemology, historicised knowledge, and his sociology of violence posited that history arises out of the self. This paper reconstructs Maistre's historical thought by gathering together the five strands of it that he developed throughout his career, from his early essays on Rousseau to his posthumous mystical works. The aim is to describe the origins of a Francophone tradition of historical thought that crossed political boundaries easily and that has remained unexplored until now.
- Subjects
EUROPE; MAISTRE, Joseph Marie, comte de, 1753-1821; CONSERVATISM; SELF-actualization (Psychology); GEOGRAPHIC boundaries; ESSAYS; EUROPEAN politics &; government
- Publication
Journal of Political Science & Sociology, 2011, Issue 14, p17
- ISSN
1884-9350
- Publication type
Article