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Spirit of Laws (Volume 1), The by Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 - 1755)

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This audiobook covers Volume 1 of Montesquieu's political treatise 'The Spirit of the Laws', which argues for constitutional government and the separation of powers. It also addresses the influence of social and geographical conditions on political institutions, and advocates for the end of slavery and the protection of civil liberties. Originally published anonymously in 1748, the work strongly influenced Enlightenment thinkers and the framers of the U.S. Constitution. This recording is part of the LibriVox project, offering a public-domain reading of the classic text.

Episodes

01 - The Translator to the Reader 00:20:08

02 - Preface 00:06:50

03 - Advertisement 00:03:01

04 - Book 1. Of Laws in General 00:15:26

05 - Book 2. Of Laws Directly Derived from the Nature of Government 00:25:50

06 - Book 3. Of the Principles of the Three Kinds of Government. 00:22:36

07 - Book 4. That the Laws of Education Ought to Be in Relation to the Principles of Government 00:25:11

08 - Book 5a. That the Laws Given by the Legislator Ought to Be in Relation to the Principle of Government 00:44:07

09 - Book 5b. That the Laws Given by the Legislator Ought to Be in Relation to the Principle of Government 00:35:07

10 - Book 6. Consequences of the Principles of Different Governments with respect to the Simplicity of Civil and Criminal Laws, and the Inflicting of Punishments 00:58:49

11 - Book 7. Consequences of the Different Principles of the Three Governments with Respect to Sumptuary Laws, Luxury, and the Condition of Women. 00:38:53

12 - Book 8. Of the Corruption of the Principles of the Three Governments 00:40:52

13 - Book 9. Of Laws in the Relation they Bear to a Defensive Force 00:16:53

14 - Book 10. Of Laws in the Relation they Bear to an Offensive Force 00:37:26

15 - Book 11a. Of the Laws Which Establish Political Liberty With Regard to the Constitution 00:40:12

16 - Book 11b. Of the Laws Which Establish Political Liberty With Regard to the Constitution 00:48:17

17 - Book 12a. Of the Laws That Form Political Liberty, In Relation to the subject 00:37:38

18 - Book 12b. Of the Laws That Form Political Liberty, In Relation to the subject 00:30:39

19 - Book 13. Of the Relation which the Levying of Taxes and the Greatness of the Public Revenues Bear to Liberty. 00:38:57

20 - Book 14. Of laws in relation to the nature of the climate 00:37:23

21 - Book 15. In What Manner the Laws of Civil Slavery Relate to the Nature of the Climate 00:47:05

22 - Book 16. How the Laws of Domestic Slavery bear a relation to the nature of the climate 00:33:55

23 - Book 17. How the Laws of Political Servitude bear a relation to the nature of the climate. 00:18:22

24 - Book 18. Of Laws in the Relation They Bear to the Nature of the Soil 00:55:20

25 - Book 19. Of Laws in Relation to the Principles Which Form the General Spirit, the Morals, and Customs of a Nation 01:08:12

Spirit of Laws (Volume 1), The by Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 - 1755)

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