Editing Reactionaryism (section)

==== [[File:ClericalPhilosophers.png]] Clerical Philosophers ====

'''Clarical philosophers''' were [[File:AntiRevo.png]] anti-revolutionary thinkers, seeking to undermine intellectual foundations of French Revolution. They highlighted its destructive and [[File:Anti-Catholic.png]] anti-Catholic character. One of main objectives describing said philosophers is their attitude towards the [[File:Catheo.png]] [[Catholic Theocracy|Catholic Church]] - they all viewed it as key social institution.

===== [[File:Joseph-Marie.png]] Joseph de Maistre =====
''Main Article: [[File:CountEn.png]] [[Counter-Enlightenment#Maistreanism/Theological Counter-Enlightenment|Counter-Enlightenment#Maistreanism]] [[File:Joseph-Marie.png]]''

'''Joseph de Maistre''' was an Italian-born<ref>[[File:Cball-Italy.png]] "Italian" refers to cultural and geographical region, not a country - de Maistre was born in [[File:KingdomofSardinia.png]] Kingdom of Sardinia.</ref> French statesman and main philosopher of [[File:ReactCon2.png]] reactionary tendency within [[File:Conservative.png]] [[Conservatism|conservatism]]. He was also precursor of [[File:Romanticism.png]] [[Counter-Enlightenment#Romanticism|romanticism]].

His main ideas are [[File:Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism#God-Given Right to Rule\monarchy as divinely sanctioned institution]] and social inequalities being part of the natural order. De Maistre opposed [[File:Enlightenment.png]] [[Enlightenment Thought|Enlightenment rationalism]], seeing it as source of [[File:Redterror.png]] [[Jacobinism|Jacobin reign of terror]].

===== [[File:Bonaldianism.png]] Louis de Bonald =====
Main Article:[[File:Reactsoc.png]] '''[[Reactionary Socialism]]'''

===== [[File:Chateaubriand.png]] François-René de Chateaubriand =====
''Main Article: [[File:Tradcon.png]] [[Classical Conservatism#François-René de Chateaubriand|Classical Conservatism#François-René de Chateaubriand]] [[File:Chateaubriand.png]]''

'''François-René de Chateaubriand''' was French writer, politician and statesman. Witnessing [[File:Redterror.png]] [[Jacobinism|French Revolution]], he became [[File:CountEn.png]] [[Counter-Enlightenment|counter-revolution]]. As a writer, Chateaubriand is mainly known for his defence of [[File:Catheo.png]] [[Catholic Theocracy|Catholic faith]].

Though, at first, not being reactionary, he supported [[File:Cball-FranceKingdom.png]] [[Monarchism|Bourbon Restoration]]. He accepted revolutionary changes, but not in terms of social principles. His positions were closer to [[File:Conlib.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism|conservative liberalism]] but slowly shifted towards [[File:Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism|ultra-royalism]].