title: Interpretation of the French Revolution as a means of political forecasting: On the concept of Paul Janet
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metadata.value: Krotov, Artem A.
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metadata.value: 2023-10-06T12:47:32Z
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metadata.value: 2023-10-06T12:47:32Z
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metadata.value: 2022
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metadata.value: Krotov A. A. Interpretation of the French Revolution as a means of political forecasting: On the concept of Paul Janet. Philosophy of the History of Philosophy, 2022, vol. 3, рр. 244–260. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu34.2022.116 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu34.2022.116
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/44124
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metadata.value: The article analyzes the ideas of one of the classics of 19th century French philosophy
  about the essence of the French Revolution concepts. He divided their history into
  two stages, referring to the first (until the middle of the 19th century) categorical,
  tough assessments, to the second — calmer and more balanced. The typology of concepts
  of the French Revolution proposed by him contains historical, philosophical,
  mystical and theocratic, liberal, republican, democratic-socialist, economic schools.
  Burke, who fell upon the abstract foundations of the revolution, according to Janet, was mistaken, for it was about justice and improving social life. Fichte, on the contrary,
  with youthful naivety developed a speculative interpretation of revolutionary
  events. Janet believed that Fichte, who was carried away by the abstract formulation
  of the question of the revolution, did not notice the full complexity of the problem.
  Saint-Martin, the mystic, expected a renewal of religion from the revolution,
  his forecasts did not come true. Joseph de Maistre saw the revolution as a heavenly
  punishment, predicting a return to the previous orders. Janet criticizes the socialists
  for extolling Robespierre with “revolutionary fanaticism” and justifying all the acts
  of the Jacobeans. Explaining his plan, Janet stated that he was only going to become
  a historian of the concepts of the French Revolution, to study their philosophy. But
  in fact, he goes beyond this task, because in his desire to find the truth in the variety
  of opinions he eventually comes to the formulation of his own social ideal. This ideal
  highlights legal justice. For Janet, the revolution appears as a natural result of the entire
  previous history, in which the main attitudes of common sense were determined.
  It was these attitudes that were systematically fixed by the French Revolution. Given
  the mentioned context, the future task was seen by the philosopher in the peaceful
  development and completion of the revolution.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Philosophy of the History of Philosophy;Volume 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Paul Janet
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metadata.value: philosophy of 19th century
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metadata.value: French Revolution
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metadata.value: metaphysics and politics
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metadata.value: French philosophy
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metadata.value: Interpretation of the French Revolution as a means of political forecasting: On the concept of Paul Janet
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