Introduction to the Special Issue of “Studia Gilsoniana” on Revolution and the Enlightenment
Paul de Lacvivier This paper aims to highlight how the trial of Louis XVI expresses a complete inversion of the legal principles of Old Christian France, where the authority of the absolute King submits to superior customary and divine laws, against the Revolution, which makes the ‘general will’ a...
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International Étienne Gilson Society
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Studia Gilsoniana |
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| Online Access: | http://gilsonsociety.com/files/01_intro_557-563.pdf |