Alexis Chew
09/20/15
Lacayo 3rd Period
Beccaria - A Reformer, Jurist, and Economist
“Every punishment which does not arise from absolute necessity is tyrannical,” -Cesare Beccaria Beccaria was an 18th century philosopher that belonged to the social and intellectual world of the Milanese enlightenment. He was born on March 15th, 1738, in Milan into a wealthy family. Beccaria's ideas for government ended up impacting not just Milan, but the whole world. He studied at the University of Pavia, and later died on November 28th, 1794, at 56 years old. Beccaria was a true contributor to the Enlightenment because he had strong opinions on government and society since he was young, he wrote a book on law, and his ideas are in the Bill of Rights.
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Before Beccaria wrote his book, he joined a club of reformers, hosted by the Verri Brothers. It was called “The Academy of Fists”. Alessandro and Pietro Verri were the ones that pushed Beccaria to write a book. Without them, Beccaria would have wrote On Crimes and Punishments. The Verri Brothers also influenced Becaria to read and to be further inspired by writings by Montesquieu, Diderot, and David Hume. Because of the Verri Brothers, Beccaria went on a tour in result of writing his book. He set sail, in October 1766, to Paris, where he attended many enlightened salons to discuss his ideas. Unfortunately, Beccaria did not posses the social skills to communicate in that kind of environment. After three weeks, he left Paris to go back to Italy. Like a chain reaction, Beccaria inspired many just like how the Verri Brothers inspired Beccaria. Many of Beccaria’s ideas are still mentioned today. America’s founding fathers were greatly influenced by Beccaria, because in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, many of the rights that U.S. citizens have came from the ideas of Beccaria. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were greatly influenced by Beccaria, and many of the rights that Cesare Beccaria supported make up the foundation of
09/20/15
Lacayo 3rd Period
Beccaria - A Reformer, Jurist, and Economist
“Every punishment which does not arise from absolute necessity is tyrannical,” -Cesare Beccaria Beccaria was an 18th century philosopher that belonged to the social and intellectual world of the Milanese enlightenment. He was born on March 15th, 1738, in Milan into a wealthy family. Beccaria's ideas for government ended up impacting not just Milan, but the whole world. He studied at the University of Pavia, and later died on November 28th, 1794, at 56 years old. Beccaria was a true contributor to the Enlightenment because he had strong opinions on government and society since he was young, he wrote a book on law, and his ideas are in the Bill of Rights.
Cesare …show more content…
Before Beccaria wrote his book, he joined a club of reformers, hosted by the Verri Brothers. It was called “The Academy of Fists”. Alessandro and Pietro Verri were the ones that pushed Beccaria to write a book. Without them, Beccaria would have wrote On Crimes and Punishments. The Verri Brothers also influenced Becaria to read and to be further inspired by writings by Montesquieu, Diderot, and David Hume. Because of the Verri Brothers, Beccaria went on a tour in result of writing his book. He set sail, in October 1766, to Paris, where he attended many enlightened salons to discuss his ideas. Unfortunately, Beccaria did not posses the social skills to communicate in that kind of environment. After three weeks, he left Paris to go back to Italy. Like a chain reaction, Beccaria inspired many just like how the Verri Brothers inspired Beccaria. Many of Beccaria’s ideas are still mentioned today. America’s founding fathers were greatly influenced by Beccaria, because in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, many of the rights that U.S. citizens have came from the ideas of Beccaria. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were greatly influenced by Beccaria, and many of the rights that Cesare Beccaria supported make up the foundation of