Montesquieu

Person · Open Library

Born

1689

Died

1755

Works

541

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Mexico

Active from

1986

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Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (Eng. /ˈmɒntəˌskyu/; 18 January 1689 in Bordeaux – 10 February 1755), was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Era of the Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, taken for granted in modern discussions of government and implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He was largely responsible for the popularization of the terms feudalism and Byzantine Empire. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Montesquieu">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

Works

79

Cited by

1,057

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Autoionisation of N⁵⁺(nln'l') with n=2,3,4 and n'⩾n measured by electron spectrometry in collisions of N⁷⁺with He and H₂, at 4.9 keV amu^-1

   · 1984 · cited 76x

2. Electronic excitation in<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">H</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mo>−</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">C</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>60</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>collisions: Evaporation and ionization

   · 2000 · cited 59x

3. Angular momenta determination of N⁵⁺(3L3L') capture states in N⁷⁺-He collisions

   · 1987 · cited 47x

4. Multiple capture in N⁷⁺+Ar investigated by electron spectroscopy (70 keV,θ_lab=10')

   · 1988 · cited 47x

5. Excitation of the helium autoionizing states in<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">He</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:math>+ He collisions, between 3 and 140 keV

   · 1982 · cited 44x

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan

1689–1755

Nationality

FR, IT, FRA

Role / Field

Writer, Spisovatelia, Politici, Jurist, Filozofs, Umelecka literatura

Language

fre, fra

Gender

Male

Recorded by 43 libraries

Quotes

• “If one only wished to be Sad, this could be horrible for the rest of civilisation; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
• “In a free nation, it matters not whether individuals reason well or ill; it is sufficient that they do reason. Truth arises from the collision and from hence springs liberty, which is a security from the effects of reasoning.”
• “Il n’y a point de plus cruelle tyrannie que celle que l’on exerce à l’ombre des lois et avec les couleurs de la justice, lorsqu’on va, pour ainsi dire, noyer des malheureux sur la planche même sur laquelle ils s’étaient sauvés.”
• “Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.”
• “[The Ottoman Empire] whose sick body was not supported by a mild and regular diet, but by a powerful treatment, which continually exhausted it.”
• “[The Pope] will make the king believe that three are only one, that the bread he eats is not bread...and a thousand other things of the same kind.”

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Key facts

Philosopher.region

Western philosophy

Philosopher.era

18th-century philosophy

Philosopher.image

Charles Montesquieu.jpg

Philosopher.caption

Portrait by an anonymous artist,

Philosopher.name

Montesquieu

Philosopher.birth_place

Château de la Brède, La Brède, Aquitaine, France

Philosopher.death_place

Paris, France

Philosopher.school_tradition

EnlightenmentClassical liberalism

Philosopher.main_interests

Political philosophy

Philosopher.notable_ideas

Separation of state powers: executive, legislative, judicial; classification of systems of government based on their principles

Philosopher.children

3

Philosopher.signature

Signatur Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu.PNG

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