The Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen and its critics in France: reaction and idéologie

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 839-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Jennings

AbstractThe focus of this article is upon the extensive debate in France that surrounded the concept, content and application of the rights of man in the years between 1789 and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. Beginning with a detailed analysis of the discussion that surrounded the formulation of the Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen attention turns to two broad strands of criticism directed at the discourse of rights: that articulated by the defenders of counter-revolution (most notably Montlosier, Rivarol and de Bonald) and that associated with the idéologues (Daunou, Roederer and de Tracy). Amongst the former rights were associated not only with a new species of revolutionary government but also with the political, social and moral disintegration of France itself; for the latter, emphasis, via the logic of utilitarianism, fell upon seeking to deprive the language of rights of its radical dimensions and implications. It was left to Benjamin Constant to point out the possible contradictions between the claims of utility and those of rights.

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 186 (4) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Maria Betiana Angulo ◽  
Massimiliano Dematteis

A detailed analysis of the type material of Vernonia oxyodonta clearly indicates that it is morphologically identical to Lessingianthus glabratus because it has glabrous leaves, pedunculate heads at the end of the inflorescence, outer phyllaries with acute apex and inner phyllaries with obtuse and mucronulate apex, and 30–40 florets per head. Consequently, all the specimens identified as V. oxyodonta are placed to a new species, L. pubescens. Also, V. pseudoincana is transferred to the genus Lessingianthus. This species belongs to the L. rubricaulis complex but can be distinguished from the remaining taxa of the group by its lanceolate leaves, grayish phyllaries, and habitat.


2012 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 28-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Nemes

In 1863, the geologist Adolf Schmidl published a thick book on the Bihar/Bihor Mountains, a highland region on the border between the Hungarian Kingdom and Transylvania. Calling the Bihar/Bihor Mountains one of the “least known regions in the Austrian Monarchy,” Schmidl offered his work as small contribution to Vaterlandskunde and one, he hoped, that would inspire others to follow him into the region. The book provided a detailed analysis of the mountains' hydrography, topography, flora, and fauna. The biological diversity of the region especially excited Schmidl, and his discoveries included four new species of plants and a new species of animal (a leech found only in thermal waters). Schmidl was no less impressed by the ethnographic diversity of this region. Although Romanians belonging to the Greek Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches comprised the vast majority of the population, Schmidl counted six ethnic groups and as many religions in the mountains. According to Schmidl, “national agitation” was “entirely foreign” to the region, whose inhabitants enjoyed peaceful and fraternal relations with one another. The Romanians, he underlined, “are among the most loyal in the Austrian monarchy and their devotion to the dynasty is unfeigned and unshakeable.”


Lankesteriana ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo A. Reina-Rodríguez ◽  
Francisco López-Machado ◽  
Carlos Martel

Telipogon mayoi, from the western Colombian Andes, is proposed as a new species. The species was found in “La Elvira” National Protective Forest in the Yumbo Municipality, one of the oldest protected areas in Colombia, close to the Farallones de Cali National Park, both localities in the Dapa Mountains. Specimens of Telipogon mayoi were previously misidentified as Telipogon lankesteri Ames and T. williamsii P.Ortiz, but detailed analysis of the floral morphology revealed that it is different. Telipogon mayoi is most similar to T. lankesteri but it is characterized by the crenulated margins of the leaves (vs. entire margins), the ovate oblong lip (vs. oblong lanceolate) and furcate setae on the column (vs. simple setae). We provide a description, illustrations, a plate, in situ photographs, a distribution map, and ecological notes. Key Words: Andes, cloud forest, Colombia, miniature Telipogon, Oncidiinae


Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 316 (3) ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
KRISHNA CHOWLU ◽  
SALONI MALIK ◽  
PANKAJ KUMAR ◽  
S. B. BABBAR

Oberonia bopannae is described as a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India and is compared with its allied species, Oberonia gammiei and Oberonia mucronata. Detailed analysis of DNA barcodes, based on ITS and matK, distinguished newly described species from its allied species and also from other species of Oberonia, sequences of which are available on GenBank.


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario de Pinna ◽  
Rafael Burger ◽  
Angela Maria Zanata

ABSTRACT A new species of the copionodontine genus Copionodon is described from the upper reaches of a tributary to the rio Paraguaçu in the Diamantina Plateau, Bahia State, northeastern Brazil. This species represents the northernmost occurrence of the subfamily yet known. The new species can be readily recognized by its large eye without a free orbital rim. Other characters such as the entirely cartilaginous second hypobranchial, and the uniformly broad irregular midlateral dark band further diagnose the new taxon. Its particular combination of characters is superficially intermediate between Copionodon and Glaphyropoma. Detailed analysis, however, indicates that it forms a monophyletic group with species of Copionodon and therefore it should be included in that genus.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 422 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-240
Author(s):  
RAMON GUEDES MATOS ◽  
ALESSANDRO OLIVEIRA SOUZA ◽  
MARCOS JOSÉ DA SILVA

Taxonomic studies in the genus Chamaecrista based on botanical collections from its endemic area, detailed analysis of our own collections and of herbaria, and in specialized literature enabled the discovery of a new species in the State of Tocantins, Brazil. The new species Chamaecrista pauciflora is herein described, illustrated, assigned to Chamaecrista sect. Absus subsect. Absus ser. Rigidulae and compared with C. azulana and C. filicifolia. The geographical distribution, conservation status, period of flowering and fruiting, morphological relationships, and environmental preferences of the new species are also provided. Additionally, a key to the species of Chamaecrista ser. Rigidulae occurring in Tocantins is presented.


1983 ◽  
Vol 94 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 591-593
Author(s):  
Kostas Papanicolaou ◽  
Stella Kokkini
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