Charles Porset (15 April 1944 – 25 May 2011, aged 67) was a French writer and historian. He wrote numerous books, articles and papers on the "Fait Masonic" in the eighteenth century.
Biography
Charles Porset taught philosophy in high school until 1976, before entering the
École normale supérieure
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, S ...
of Fontenay-aux-Roses in 1977 as an
agrégation lecturer. At that time, he participated in the founding of the Society for the History and Epistemology of Language Sciences, in collaboration with Sylvain Auroux.
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In charge of research at the
CNRS within the framework of the URA 96 of the CNRS in Paris IV, "dixhuitièmiste", he renews the reading of
Montesquieu
Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (; ; 18 January 168910 February 1755), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher.
He is the princi ...
,
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—es ...
and
Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (, ; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolu ...
His work revisits the thinking of the
Lumières
The Lumières (literally in English: ''The Lights'') was a cultural, philosophical, literary and intellectual movement beginning in the second half of the 17th century, originating in western Europe and spreading throughout the rest of Europe. It ...
.
[.] His field of study included close contact with the school of , a specialist in the linguistics and anthropology of the Enlightenment at the
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university in ...
, in the German Democratic Republic, where he spent a research period in 1978.
Freemason
Charles Porset was a member of the
Grand Orient de France, in which he held several important positions defending a modern, committed and demanding conception of freemasonry.
As historiographer, one of his most important work is the which he co-directed with the academic
Cécile Révauger.
Main publications
*1995: ''Voltaire franc-maçon''
*1996: .
*1996
''Mirabeau Franc-Maçon''publisher: Rumeur des Ages
*2000:
*2003:
*2012:
*2012:
*2013:
See also
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Freemasonry in France
Freemasonry in France (french: Franc-maçonnerie) has been influential on the worldwide Masonic movement due to its founding of Continental Freemasonry.
There are many and varied Masonic rites and obediences in France. The main male-only maso ...
References
External links
''Les Francs-maçons et la Révolution''article by C. Porset on Persée
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1944 births
2011 deaths
French Freemasons
French historiographers
20th-century French historians
21st-century French historians