Joseph de Maistre

A Catholic Humanist Interpreter of the French Revolution and Modernity

von José Miguel Nanni Soares

572 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This study attempts to synthesize Joseph de Maistre’s historical (and political) reflections on a phenomenon as momentous as the French Revolution. Although not a professional historian or philosopher, Maistre’s merit lies in integrating his interpretation of the French Revolution within the broader framework of cultural transformations (particularly those of a moral and epistemological nature) that underpinned it: the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment. José Miguel Nanni Soares seeks to demonstrate that the Savoyard Count’s reaction to the Enlightenment-revolutionary project not only aligns with contemporary interpretations of the genesis of the modern world but also, despite his vehement defense of the system of authority (monarchy as a political regime and Catholicism as a spiritual authority), his traditionalism did not lead to a mere desire for a straightforward restoration of the Ancien Régime. Paradoxically, his thought was informed by humanist and rationalist premises.

• Reihe: Modern Catholicisms
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Gruppen Katholizismus, römisch-katholische Kirche
• ISBN: 9783506798350
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.05.2026
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Brill | Schöningh