Ebook: Montesquieu and the logic of liberty : war, religion, commerce, climate, terrain, technology, uneasiness of mind, the spirit of political vigilance, and the foundations of the modern republic
Author: Paul A. Rahe
- Tags: Montesquieu Charles de Secondat -- baron de -- 1689-1755, Montesquieu Charles Louis de Secondat de, Liberty, POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays, POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General, POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National, POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference, Lebenswelt, Freiheit, Republikanismus, Politische Philosophie
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- City: New Haven
- Language: English
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This fresh examination of the world of Montesquieu seeks to understand the short-comings of modern democracy in light of the French philosopher's insightful critique of commercial republicanism.