Benjamin Constant

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
writer
political theorist
gptkbp:advocatesFor separation of church and state
freedom of the press
constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Restoration_France
gptkb:French_Revolution
Liberalism_in_France
gptkbp:birthDate October 25, 1767
gptkbp:children Eugène_Constant
gptkbp:contributedTo political philosophy
individualism
civil liberties
theory of government
liberal thought
gptkbp:deathDate December 8, 1830
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin Constant
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alexis_de_Tocqueville
gptkb:John_Rawls
gptkb:Robert_Nozick
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Isaiah_Berlin
gptkb:Friedrich_Hayek
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Montesquieu
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkbp:knownFor liberalism
advocacy of individual rights
critique of democracy
gptkbp:nationality Swiss
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Adolphe
De la force du gouvernement actuel
Principes de politique
gptkbp:occupation essayist
novelist
politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Lausanne,_Switzerland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Claire_de_Duras
gptkbp:wrote De la religion
Cinq lettres sur la religion
De l'esprit de conquête
Essai sur la liberté
La_voix_de_la_France