Montesquieu's science of politics
essays on the spirit of laws
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Author
Contributions
- Carrithers, David Wallace - Contributor
- Mosher, Michael A., 1944- - Contributor
- Rahe, Paul Anthony - Contributor
Publication
2001 - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, MD, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
114,500 words, Guess
Page Count
458 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL18116376M
- ISBN-100742511804
- OCLC Control Number44777215
- OCLC Control Numbermontesquieusscie0000unse
- Library of Congress Control Number00059226
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- LibraryThing2101623
- Goodreads723095
Classifications
- LCCJC179 .M74 2001
Description
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.
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