Montesquieu and Environmental Determinism

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Montesquieu and Environmental Determinism Thursday 18 January 2024 is the 335th anniversary of the birth of Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (18 January 1689 – 10 February 1755), known to posterity simply as Montesquieu, who was born at the Château de la Brède on this date in 1689. Montesquieu is remembered for his The Spirit of the Laws, which is one of the great books of Western civilization. He is also remembered, rightly or wrongly, as a representative of environmental determinism Quora: Discord: #philosophy #history #philosophyofhistory #Montesquieu #spiritofthelaws #environmentaldeterminsm #geographicaldeterminism