Montesquieu Research Paper
From the eyes of a man, society is a flavorless image, however, from the eyes of a philosopher, he or she sees the flaws, beauty, brilliance, and prosperity in our society. As for Montesquieu, a French lawyer, philosopher, writer and government official, it was no different, stating “Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.” Throughout Montesquieu’s time as a philosopher, he saw society filled with issues and flaws that were needed to be addressed immediately, for the sake of the people, their nation, and society. As a result, Montesquieu had embarked on a journey of voicing his beliefs and ideology in regards to the various fields he had studied such as politics and economics. And surprisingly enough, Montesquieu had influenced
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For that reason, Montesquieu was able to obtain an elite education at Oratorian College de Juilly to pursue a study in literature, sciences, and classical education. Afterwards, Montesquieu had attended the University of Bordeaux to study law after his success at Oratorian College de Juilly; unfortunately, due to the tragic loss of his father after his studies at the University of Bordeaux, Montesquieu then decided to return to his father’s deathbed in honor of his death. In contrast, along this point in time, Montesquieu was appointed to become a counselor to the Bordeaux parliament; and from this point forward, Montesquieu’s luck had begun to take a change for the better cause. In 1715, Montesquieu had married a woman by the name of Jeanne de Lartigue who had possessed a large dowry, and in 1716, his uncle had passed away; thus, awarding Montesquieu an innumerable amount of properties and the title as the “Baron de La Brede and de Montesquieu.” Afterward, with his new properties, wealth, and position, Montesquieu was then promoted to Deputy President of the Bordeaux Parliament; thus, gifting Montesquieu plenty of time to pursue his own interest such as roman law, social science, biology, geography, and physics. With that said, the brilliance of Montesquieu had begun to …show more content…
Moving onto a different subject, throughout the works of Montesquieu, he had intended for his works to convey his message or beliefs to the public, so they as well will know what is truly happening in the world they live in. For instance, with the publication of the “Persian Letters,” Montesquieu had conveyed his beliefs of how the government should be run and the idea that the government should have a separation of powers (legislative, judicial, and executive) run by a system of checks and balances; interestingly enough, these very ideas of Montesquieu had influenced our Founding Father when creating our U.S. Constitution, and a system of government we see every day. Moving onto a different point, Montesquieu had also held the notion that the system of government depends on the conditions of the country; to clarify, he believed that a country should either be a Republic, Monarchy, or Despotic depending on the conditions such as their population density, climate, and wealth. For example, Montesquieu had stated that a Republican government would be ideal for a country with a small population density, where the climate is
For that reason, Montesquieu was able to obtain an elite education at Oratorian College de Juilly to pursue a study in literature, sciences, and classical education. Afterwards, Montesquieu had attended the University of Bordeaux to study law after his success at Oratorian College de Juilly; unfortunately, due to the tragic loss of his father after his studies at the University of Bordeaux, Montesquieu then decided to return to his father’s deathbed in honor of his death. In contrast, along this point in time, Montesquieu was appointed to become a counselor to the Bordeaux parliament; and from this point forward, Montesquieu’s luck had begun to take a change for the better cause. In 1715, Montesquieu had married a woman by the name of Jeanne de Lartigue who had possessed a large dowry, and in 1716, his uncle had passed away; thus, awarding Montesquieu an innumerable amount of properties and the title as the “Baron de La Brede and de Montesquieu.” Afterward, with his new properties, wealth, and position, Montesquieu was then promoted to Deputy President of the Bordeaux Parliament; thus, gifting Montesquieu plenty of time to pursue his own interest such as roman law, social science, biology, geography, and physics. With that said, the brilliance of Montesquieu had begun to …show more content…
Moving onto a different subject, throughout the works of Montesquieu, he had intended for his works to convey his message or beliefs to the public, so they as well will know what is truly happening in the world they live in. For instance, with the publication of the “Persian Letters,” Montesquieu had conveyed his beliefs of how the government should be run and the idea that the government should have a separation of powers (legislative, judicial, and executive) run by a system of checks and balances; interestingly enough, these very ideas of Montesquieu had influenced our Founding Father when creating our U.S. Constitution, and a system of government we see every day. Moving onto a different point, Montesquieu had also held the notion that the system of government depends on the conditions of the country; to clarify, he believed that a country should either be a Republic, Monarchy, or Despotic depending on the conditions such as their population density, climate, and wealth. For example, Montesquieu had stated that a Republican government would be ideal for a country with a small population density, where the climate is