Louis de Bonald (1754–1840)
Author of The True and Only Wealth of Nations: Essays on Family, Economy and Society
About the Author
Louis de Bonald (1754-1840) was the author of several highly original works of political philosophy and a formative influence on modern sociological thought. He was also a leading political figure of the French Restoration. Nicholas Davidson is the author of The Failure of Feminism and the editor show more of Gender Sanity, an anthology. Robert A. Nisbet (1913-1996) was Albert Schweitzer Professor Emeritus of the Humanities at Columbia University. Some of his books include The Sociological Tradition, History of the Idea of Progress, and Metaphor and History. show less
Image credit: Portrait by Julien Léopold Boilly
Works by Louis de Bonald
Reflection sur la Revolution de Juillet 1830 et textes inedits: Presentation et analyse de Jean Bastier (2000) 2 copies
Teoría del poder político y religioso (Clásicos - Clásicos Del Pensamiento) (Spanish Edition) (1988) 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- de Bonald, Louis
- Other names
- de Bonald, Louis Gabriel Ambroise
Bonald, Louis Gabriel Ambroise de
Bonald, Louis-Gabriel-Ambroise, vicomte de - Birthdate
- 1754-10-02
- Date of death
- 1840-11-23
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Oratorian Collège de Juilly
- Occupations
- soldier
politician
philosopher - Organizations
- Army of the Prince of Condé
Mercure de France
French National Assembly - Awards and honors
- Académie française
- Short biography
- "L'homme pense sa parole avant de parler sa pensée" (Man thinks his speech before saying his thought).
—Louis de Bonald - Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Le Monna, Rouergue, France (Aveyron)
- Places of residence
- Heidelberg, Germany
- Place of death
- Le Monna, France
- Map Location
- France
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- Works
- 23
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 62
- Popularity
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- ISBNs
- 43
- Languages
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