Another example of Montesquieu's anthropological thinking, outlined in The Spirit of Law and hinted at in Persian Letters, is his meteorological climate theory, which holds that climate may substantially influence the nature of man and his society, a theory also promoted by the French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. By placing an emphasis on environmental influences as a material condition of life, Montesquieu prefigured modern anthropology's concern with the impact of material conditions, such as available energy sources, organized production systems, and technologies, on the growth of complex socio-cultural systems.
Another example of Montesquieu's anthropological thinking outlined in The Spirit of Law and hinted at in Persian Letters is his meteorological climate theory which holds that climate may substantially influence the nature of man and his society a theory also promoted by the French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon By placing an emphasis on environmental influences as a material condition of life Montesquieu prefigured modern anthropology's concern with the impact of material conditions such as available energy sources organized production systems and technologies on the growth of complex socio-cultural systems