On Divorce is an anti-divorce treatise by Louis de Bonald,
originally published in 1801 in response to the institution of
divorce in France in the aftermath of the French Revolution.
Examining the social structures of Christians, Jews, Asians,
Greeks, and Romans, On Divorce links a theory of the family to a
theory of politics and argues the family is a basic component of a
stable society. As a politician, Bonald gave a crucial anti-divorce
speech in the French legislature that summarized the argument of On
Divorce. Due largely to Bonald's efforts, France abolished divorce
in 1816.
According to Bonald, human society is composed of three
interactive societies: religious society, domestic society (the
family), and public society (the state). These societies operate on
common principles and can only be analyzed in relation to one
another. Since, in this view, the family, not the individual, is
the basic unit of society, divorce represents a fundamental assault
on the social order.
Bonald was one of the three principal founders of conservatism,
along with Edmund Burke and Joseph de Maistre. Bonald's influence
has been felt across the political spectrum and in areas as diverse
as political theory, sociology, and literature. Of great interest
to students of political philosophy, this work will be of equal
value to those concerned with divorce and other social
questions.
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