Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosopher
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:French_Revolution
Enlightenment liberalism |
| gptkbp:born |
January 18, 1689
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| gptkbp:children |
three children
|
| gptkbp:died |
February 10, 1755
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Bordeaux
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"Liberty is the right to do what the law permits."
"There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice." "Useless laws weaken the necessary laws." "The spirit of the laws" is a work that discusses the relationship between laws and social conditions. "In the state of nature, men are born free, and everywhere they are in chains." |
| gptkbp:field |
philosophy
political science |
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Charles-Louis_de_Secondat,_Baron_de_La_Brède_et_de_Montesquieu
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Montesquieu
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:the_United_States_Constitution
modern political thought political theory the separation of powers the development of sociology the concept of civil society the theory of government |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes Aristotle |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
The Persian Letters
The Spirit of the Laws |
| gptkbp:nationality |
French
|
| gptkbp:notableAlumni |
checks and balances
cultural relativism the role of climate in shaping societies |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:The_Temple_of_Gnidus
The Persian Letters The Spirit of the Laws Considerations_on_the_Causes_of_the_Greatness_of_the_Romans_and_their_Decline The_Letters_of_a_Persian |
| gptkbp:occupation |
writer
political philosopher |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:La_Brède,_France
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Paris,_France
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Marie_Françoise_de_Pesnel
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| gptkbp:title |
Baron
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| gptkbp:workLocation |
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Bordeaux La_Brède |