SOCI 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Persian Letters, Negative Resistance, Montesquieu
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Montesquieu is an advocate of some negative resistance power for women. } the only one he had never suspected infidelity. Usbek also obsessed with controlling his women. Open minded while at the same time controlling. } killing the men because they saw other men"s women. 80 - what form of government is the best. 65 - wife became disorderly and he"ll need to take appropriate measures to restore to take appropriate measures to restore order. } by nature people are different and they can express themselves differently. Usbek controls his women, he"s worried all the time that they"re getting onto something, but he controls them so much that he doesn"t desire them anymore. } too much control - no genuine action. Letter 85 - views on religious intolerance. Trying to use the context to give a specific message: rousseau (1712-1778) Also writing at a time when europe is going through the enlightenment.