Chevre, Jean

Jean Chevre
Jean Chevre
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Jean Chevreux (March 15, 1747, Milan ^[1] - August 5, 1820, ibid.) - French moral philosopher and writer of the era of the Revolution .

Content

1 Biography
2 Bibliography
3 notes
4 Literature

Biography

Since 1765 he was a librarian at the Royal Library. After the start of the French Revolution, he wrote and published a large number of essays on political and religious topics. The basis of his philosophical views was the recognition of the “vital enthusiasm” of man as the root cause of the desire for freedom ^[2] . According to him, in religion there are no principles that could always remain constant. He was one of the editors of Journal la Librairie ^[3] .

Bibliography

"Manuel des citoyens français, ouvrage historique et politique" (1790);
"Principe universel d'éducation" (1792);
"Oeuvres philosophiques, politiques, morales et d'éducation" (1789–93).

Notes

Literature

Chevre, Jean // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

[1] The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, A-clu

[2] Dictionnaire historique, critique et bibliographique, 1821.

[3] Dictionnaire historique, 1829