十八世纪法国的高等法院与启蒙运动

The Parlements and the Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century France

在18世纪的法国,焚毁启蒙书籍的高等法院并非只是启蒙运动的敌人,实际上启蒙思想已经渗透到了这个古老的司法机构之中。启蒙哲人也绝非欲以理性的力量涤荡一切传统,他们(除伏尔泰之外)在意识到高等法院之弊端的同时仍希望维护其政治地位。此外,打击高等法院的莫普改革所引起的舆论战,客观上有利于启蒙思想的广泛传播,推进了政治启蒙的进程。

In eighteenth-century France, was not just the enemies of the the Parlements, which condemned the works of the Philosophes, Enlightenment; in fact the new ideas of the Enlightenment had penetrated into the ancient judicial institutions. The Phitosophes （except for Voltaire） insisted on maintaining the political status of the Parlements, while they were aware of the defects of the institutions. In addition, the propaganda war during the reform of Maupeou helped to bring about a wide diffusion of the political principles of the Enlightenment.