title: Philosophical Justification of Bonapartism by Napoleon III
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metadata.value: Krotov, Artem A.
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metadata.value: 2024-03-01T16:46:53Z
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metadata.value: 2023-12
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metadata.value: Krotov A. A. Philosophical Justification of Bonapartism by Napoleon III. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 2023, vol. 39, issue 4, pp. 712–724. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2023.409 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2023.409
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/45012
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metadata.value: The article analyzes the leading social and philosophical ideas on which Louis Bonaparte, officially
  called Napoleon III after the proclamation of the Second Empire in France, relied in his
  political activity. Key concepts of Bonapartism are considered: stability, independence, equality,
  unity of all classes in the empire, political leader as an exponent of the people’s will, savior
  of the fatherland capable of establishing order in society. The article analyzes Napoleon III’s
  ideas about progress and popular sovereignty. Long before occupying the highest state post, he
  proposed to base the future constitution of the country on ”three authorities“: the people (to
  elect the head of state, to authorize his acts), the legislative corps, and the emperor. In criticizing
  Republican rule, he saw its flaw in defending undeserved privileges as seen throughout
  history, in his view. He attributed Napoleon I the idea of creating European confederation of
  free peoples, denying the widespread idea that the emperor sought to establish a worldwide
  monarchy. Referring to the difference in the characters of peoples, mores, and climatic conditions
  of different countries, he called for refusing to copy foreign institutions, English and
  American ones. France, according to Napoleon III, has its own path in history; according to
  his ideas, it should be at the head of the civilization movement. In an effort to chart this path,
  he spoke of equality, property, and religion as crucial elements of social being. Progress, in
  his opinion, requires a periodic revision of the legislation, therefore, the transformation of
  the empire from authoritarian to liberal could be interpreted not as a forced measure, but as a
  pre-planned political initiative.
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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.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies;Volume 39; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Bonapartism
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: social philosophy
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: theory of popular sovereignty
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: forms of government
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Napoleon III
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Philosophical Justification of Bonapartism by Napoleon III
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metadata.value: Article
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