Complete Works of Voltaire 80B: Writings of 1777-1778 (I) (Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire, v. 80) (Complete Works of Voltaire, 80B)

by Voltaire

Robert Granderoute (Editor), S. Mason (Editor), and Sheila Mason (Editor)

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This volume contains two works of 1777. The "Prix de la justice et de l'humanite" is a summation of Voltaire's opinions over a lifetime about the confusions and cruelties in the contemporary justice system. The "Commentaire sur l'Esprit des lois de Montesquieu" resulted from Condorcet's criticisms of Voltaire's disparaging comments about Montesquieu. At first Voltaire had regarded Montesquieu as an ally in the fight against Church-led oppression, but by 1777 he associated him with republicanism, arguing that L'Esprit des lois 'aurait du etre intitule L'Esprit republicain'.
  • ISBN10 0729409414
  • ISBN13 9780729409414
  • Publish Date 22 December 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Voltaire Foundation