The Académie was founded in 1795, suppressed in 1803, and reestablished in 1832 through the appeal of
Guizot to
King Louis Philippe. It is divided into five sections and has for its chief purpose the discussion of
mental philosophy, law and
jurisprudence,
political economy and
statistics, general and philosophical history, and
politics, administration, and
finance. It distributes the Baujour, Faucher, Bonnefous, Halphen, Bordin, and other prizes, publishes
Mémoires, and holds its annual meeting each December. ==Role and missions==