Speaking and Acting in Montesquieu’s Lettres persanes

• In Event: Justice and the State's Relation Towards Others

Brief Overview

In this paper, I read Montesquieu’s advocacy of free speech in De l'esprit des lois alongside a negative portrayal of it found in his Lettres persanes, in order to present a new understanding of the constitutive elements of a democratic society.

Author

• Dean C Caivano, York University