The religious problem in Montesquieu’s Considerations

Daniel Mansuy

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The religious problem in Montesquieu’s Considerations

Translated title of the contribution: The religious problem in Montesquieu’s Considerations

Daniel Mansuy^*

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In this article, I give an account of the religious problem in Montesquieu's Considerations. The question is interesting because Montesquieu pays almost no attention to pagan religion in his text. I explain that his silence is only relative, and that his thought can be explained by his argumentative strategy: Montesquieu is very prudent when speaking of religion. In this article, I also explain his silence on Christianity, a religion of which he is known to be very critical.

Translated title of the contribution	The religious problem in Montesquieu’s Considerations
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-23
Number of pages	23
Journal	Dialogue-Canadian Philosophical Review
Volume	54
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s0012217315000293
State	Published - 2015

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