Montesquieu: The Spirit of Separation - Enlightenment | Academy 4 Social Change

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu greatly influenced political theory with his writing. Simply referred to as Montesquieu by historians and scholars, the man was an avid student. He studied law, history, economics, geography, political theory, and built new theories upon the older ones he studied. In his famous work, The Spirit of Laws, Montesquieu discussed the then novel idea of separation of powers.

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**Think Further Questions:
1. How has our concept of the separation of power evolved?
2. What do you think was Montesquieu’s most important quality? How can you embody it?
3. What are some other spheres outside the political ones that Montesquieu’s works have influenced?

**Contents
00:00 - Problem
00:16 - The Answer
00:31 - Montesquieu
00:53 - The History
03:26 - So What

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