Montesquieu's Science of Politics

Essays on The Spirit of Laws

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

AvDavid W. Carrithers,Michael A. Mosher,Paul A. Rahe

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Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws is one of a handful of classic works of political philosophy deserving a fresh reading every generation. The product of immense erudition, Montesquieu's treatise has captured since its first printing (1748) the imagination of an impressive array of intellectuals including Rousseau, Voltaire, Beccaria, Madison, Hamilton, Jefferson, Herder, Sieyès, Condorcet, Robespierre, Bentham, Burke, Constant, Hegel, Tocqueville, Emile Durkheim, Raymond Aron, and Hannah Arendt.In what constitutes the only English-language collection of essays ever dedicated to the analysis of Montesquieu's contributions to political science, the contributors review some of the most vexing controversies that have arisen in the interpretation of Montesquieu's thought. By paying careful attention to the historical, political, and philosophical contexts of Montesquieu's ideas, the contributors provide fresh readings of The Spirit of Laws, clarify the goals and ambitions of its author, and point out the pertinence of his thinking to the problems of our world today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2000-12-20
Mått147 x 230 x 25 mm
Vikt608 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor472
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742511811

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Chapter 1 Introduction: An Appreciation of The Spirit of LawsChapter 2 Montesquieu and Natural LawChapter 3 Forms of Government: Structure, Principle, Object, and AimChapter 4 Democratic and Aristocratic Republics: Ancient and ModernChapter 5 Monarchy's Paradox: Honor in the Face of Sovereign PowerChapter 6 Despotism in The Spirit of LawsChapter 7 Montesquieu and English LibertyChapter 8 Montesquieu and the Liberal Philosophy of JurisprudenceChapter 9 Montesquieu on Religion and on the Question of ToleranceChapter 10 Montequieu on Economics and CommerceChapter 11 Montesquieu and the History of Laws

For over two centuries Montesquieu has been viewed as an indecipherable genius—a great analyst of political facts who rarely gave away his own values. But in this lucid and intelligent set of essays, readers will find a different Montesquieu. Here the author of The Spirit of the Laws appears in all his colors as the most important expositor, in his time and ours, of a liberal science of politics.