Gabriel Bonnot de Mably

Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (Known as "Abbé de Mably")

Political Philosopher, Historian, Precursor to Utopian Socialism and Republicanism

Born Mar 14, 1709

Grenoble, France

Passed Away Apr 23, 1785 Paris, Kingdom of France

Lifespan 76 years old

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"Equality is the only foundation upon which an enduring republic of free men can be built."

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Influential French political philosopher and historian, elder brother of Condillac, whose communal egalitarian critiques of private property and defense of popular sovereignty deeply influenced the French Revolution.

Biographical Record

Educated by Jesuits in Lyon and Saint-Sulpice in Paris, Mably served in the diplomatic service under Cardinal de Tencin before withdrawing to dedicate his life to republican history and moral philosophy.

In works including Observations sur l'histoire de France (1765) and De la législation (1776), Mably attacked commercial greed and landed inequality, arguing that natural equality requires limiting private property and elevating public civic virtue. His writings were revered by Saint-Just, Babeuf, and the Jacobin leaders.

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Church of Saint-Roch
Paris, France

                         GPS: 48.8656, 2.3333                    

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