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The Ruins
A survey of the revolutions of empires. CONTENTS: The Tour--Meditations--The Apparition--The Hemisphere--Condition of man in the Universe--Original state of Man--Principles of Society--Source of the evils of Society--Origin of Government and Laws--General causes of the prosperity of Nations--General causes of the prosperity and ruin of ancient States--Lessons taught by ancient, repeated in modern Times--Will the Human Race be ever in a better condition than at present?--Grand obstacle to Improvement--New Age--A free and legislative People--Universal basis of all Right and law--Consternation and conspiracy of Tyrants--General assembly of the people--Investigation of Truth--Problem of religious contradictions--Origin and genealogy of religious ideas.
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The Ruins; Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature
The Ruins of Empires (Les Ruines, 1791) is a classic work criticizing the political regimens of different countries pre and during the 18th century. The book was translated into English by the American president Thomas Jefferson, who thought it very important to build a strong political system in America. The author of the book criticizes Rousseau, demands the separation of church and state, and states that empires grow and stay stable only until the government allows the enlightened to grow and flourish.
The Ruins: Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires
Volney's "The Ruins: Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires" strikes the note of vehement protest against contemporary 18th Century institutions and society. It analyzes the governments of the Empires of the past, shows where they failed, and presents us with the moral. In a word it was heartily in accord with the revolutionary spirit of its day. Constantin Fran�ois Volney (1757 - 1820) was a French philosopher, a republican liberalist of the French Revolution, travel author, and historian. In 1791, he published the original French version of "The Ruins: Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires" under the title of "Les Ruines, ou Meditations sur les Revolutions des Empires.''Alth...
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Representing Humanity in the Age of Enlightenment
The Enlightenment era saw European thinkers increasingly concerned with what it meant to be human. This collection of essays traces the concept of ‘humanity’ through revolutionary politics, feminist biography, portraiture, explorer narratives, libertine and Orientalist fiction, the philosophy of conversation and musicology.
