Joseph de Maistre

Joseph de Maistre
Joseph de Maistre
	de Maistre by von Vogelstein
Born	1 April 1753; Chambéry, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died	26 February 1821 (aged 67); Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
Notable work	Considerations on France; On the Pope;
Era	18th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Conservatism; Traditionalism; Ultramontanism; Clericalism; Christian humanism; Monarchism; Royalism; Medievalism; Mysticism; Nationalism; Counter-Enlightenment; Romanticism;
Main interests	Political philosophy; Political theology; Political Catholicism;
Notable ideas	Providentialism; Necessity of sacrifice; Legitimacy of authority; Legitimacy of tradition;

Joseph Marie, comte de Maistre (French: [də mɛstʁ]; 1 April 1753 – 26 February 1821) was a Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat. One of the forefathers of conservatism, Maistre advocated social hierarchy and monarchy in the period immediately following the French Revolution. Despite his close personal and intellectual ties with France, Maistre was throughout his life a subject of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which he served as a member of the Savoy Senate (1787–1792), ambassador to Russia (1803–1817), and minister of state to the court in Turin (1817–1821).

A key figure of the Counter-Enlightenment and a precursor of Romanticism, Maistre regarded monarchy both as a divinely sanctioned institution and as the only stable form of government. He called for the restoration of the House of Bourbon to the throne of France and for the ultimate authority of the Pope in temporal matters. Maistre argued that the rationalist rejection of Christianity was directly responsible for the disorder and bloodshed which followed the French Revolution of 1789.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.