What was de Maistre's stance on the Enlightenment?
Supportive
Neutral
Opposed
Indifferent
Answer
Opposed to the Enlightenment's rationalism and secularism, de Maistre championed traditional institutions like monarchy, aristocracy, and Catholicism as bulwarks against social upheaval. He believed that human reason was prone to error and that true knowledge could only be found through faith and revelation. De Maistre's thought profoundly influenced the development of counter-Enlightenment and traditionalist movements.
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