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Constantin-François de Chassebœuf de Volney

Born

in Craon, France

February 03, 1757

Died

April 25, 1820

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, History, Philosophy

Influences

Voltaire, John Locke, Benjamin Franklin ...more

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Constantin-François Chassebœuf de La Giraudais, comte Volney, dit Volney est un philosophe et orientaliste français.

Constantin-François de Chassebœuf de Volney is one of those historical personalities once famous in their own day but now largely forgotten. You’ve heard of people he knew, as well as the events he participated in, but you’ve never heard of the man himself.

Ever hear of Benjamin Franklin? Franklin, then Ambassador to Paris, mentored a young Volney in the years prior to the French Revolution and later introduced him to his successor, Thomas Jefferson.

Ever hear of the Estates General and the Tennis Court Oath? Volney took part in both events and later sat on the committee that wrote the first French constitution.

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Constantin-François de Chassebœuf de Volney’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 246 ratings · 63 reviews · 327 distinct works

	The Ruins of Empires 3.96 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1791 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yıkıntılar II by Constantin-François de Chassebœuf de Volney, Samim Kazım Akses (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yıkıntılar 1 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Law of Nature: Or Principles of Morality, Deduced from the Physical Constitution of Mankind and the Universe. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte & Considérations sur la guerre des Turcs 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travels Through Egypt and Syria, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oeuvres, Vol. 2 by Constantin-François de Chassebœuf de Volney, Henry Deneys, Anne Deneys it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1990 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Observations générales sur les Indiens ou sauvages d'Amérique du Nord & autres textes : Les Ruines, La Loi naturelle it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Las ruinas de Palmira o meditación sobre las revoluciones de los imperios seguida de la ley natural. liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Religions Have the Same Object 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Constantin-François de Chassebœuf de Volney (?)

“From this we conclude, that, to live in harmony and peace…we must trace a line of distinction between those (assertions) that are capable of verification, and those that are not; (we must) separate by an inviolable barrier the world of fantastical beings from the world of realities.”
― Constantin François De Volney, The Ruins of Empires

tags: enlightenment-principles, fictional, harmony, peace, reality, scientific, separation-of-church-and-state, thomas-jefferson, thomas-jefferson-translation, verification

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