Le Trosne’s Discours sur l’état actuel de la magistrature and Quesnay’s reaction to it

Gabriel Sabbagh

The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2024, vol. 31, issue 1, 133-155

Abstract: Le Trosne’s Discours sur l’état actuel de la magistrature was published in 1764. It is the first physiocratic book of Le Trosne, a major physiocrat. This paper records the reaction of Quesnay, the founder of Physiocracy, to this work: I discovered the text of the far-reaching letter sent by Quesnay to Le Trosne, which is the only extant trace of any written exchange between them. It provides a sketch of Quesnay’s fundamental beliefs, announces some of his most important later works and outlines ideas later developed by Lemercier de la Rivière. It also displays Quesnay’s religious streak.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2023.2292803

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