PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL PASSIONS IN THE WORK OF GERMAINE DE STAËL
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| Data de Publicação: | 2023 |
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Resumo: | In this paper, I investigate the role of public opinion and De Staël’s liberal principles in relation to her psychological image of human nature. De Staël regarded the French Revolution as a new stage of human progress, in which the French people, for the first time, gained a political voice. From her position as a liberal republican, De Staël argues for political progress in the form of civil equality and liberty confirmed by law and political representation, for which public opinion serves as a political tool. I aim to demonstrate that De Staël developed a multi-layered analysis of public opinion as both an emancipatory tool for more equality, justice, and liberty, as well as a discriminating and harmful tool. According to De Staël, human passions play a crucial role in determining the employment and the effects of public opinion, as becomes clear in the case of the trial of Marie-Antoinette. |
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PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL PASSIONS IN THE WORK OF GERMAINE DE STAËLA OPINIÃO PÚBLICA E AS PAIXÕES POLÍTICAS NA OBRA DE GERMAINE DE STAËL5th BRAGA COLLOQUIUM IN THE HISTORY OF MORAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHYIn this paper, I investigate the role of public opinion and De Staël’s liberal principles in relation to her psychological image of human nature. De Staël regarded the French Revolution as a new stage of human progress, in which the French people, for the first time, gained a political voice. From her position as a liberal republican, De Staël argues for political progress in the form of civil equality and liberty confirmed by law and political representation, for which public opinion serves as a political tool. I aim to demonstrate that De Staël developed a multi-layered analysis of public opinion as both an emancipatory tool for more equality, justice, and liberty, as well as a discriminating and harmful tool. According to De Staël, human passions play a crucial role in determining the employment and the effects of public opinion, as becomes clear in the case of the trial of Marie-Antoinette.Neste artigo, investigo o papel da opinião pública e os princípios liberais de De Staël em relação à sua imagem psicológica da natureza humana. De Staël viu a Revolução Francesa como um novo estádio do progresso humano, no qual o povo francês, pela primeira vez, ganhou uma voz política. A partir da sua posição como republicana liberal, De Staël argumenta a favor do progresso político sob a forma de igualdade e liberdade civis, confirmadas pela lei e pela representação política, e em relação às quais a opinião pública serve como ferramenta política. Pretendo demonstrar que De Staël desenvolveu uma análise em camadas da opinião pública como ferramenta emancipatória para uma maior igualdade, justiça e liberdade, mas também como uma ferramenta discriminatória e prejudicial. Segundo De Staël, as paixões humanas desempenham um papel crucial na determinação do uso e efeitos da opinião pública, como é claro no julgamento de Maria Antonieta.Centre for Ethics, Politics, and Society - ELACH, University of Minho2023-09-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://doi.org/10.21814/eps.4.1.193eng2184-25822184-2574Groot, Evelineinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-29T10:56:45Zoai:journals.uminho.pt:article/5328Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:58:43.269346Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL PASSIONS IN THE WORK OF GERMAINE DE STAËL A OPINIÃO PÚBLICA E AS PAIXÕES POLÍTICAS NA OBRA DE GERMAINE DE STAËL |
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PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL PASSIONS IN THE WORK OF GERMAINE DE STAËL |
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PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL PASSIONS IN THE WORK OF GERMAINE DE STAËL Groot, Eveline 5th BRAGA COLLOQUIUM IN THE HISTORY OF MORAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY |
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PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL PASSIONS IN THE WORK OF GERMAINE DE STAËL |
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PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL PASSIONS IN THE WORK OF GERMAINE DE STAËL |
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Groot, Eveline |
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In this paper, I investigate the role of public opinion and De Staël’s liberal principles in relation to her psychological image of human nature. De Staël regarded the French Revolution as a new stage of human progress, in which the French people, for the first time, gained a political voice. From her position as a liberal republican, De Staël argues for political progress in the form of civil equality and liberty confirmed by law and political representation, for which public opinion serves as a political tool. I aim to demonstrate that De Staël developed a multi-layered analysis of public opinion as both an emancipatory tool for more equality, justice, and liberty, as well as a discriminating and harmful tool. According to De Staël, human passions play a crucial role in determining the employment and the effects of public opinion, as becomes clear in the case of the trial of Marie-Antoinette. |
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