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Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson
Ward, L.; King, Bruce
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Description for Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson
paperback. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM; JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
The book examines the intersection of two philosophical developments which define define contemporary life in the liberal democratic west, considering how democracy has become the only legitimate and publicly defensible regime, while also considering how modern democracy attempts to solve what Leo Strauss called the "theologico-political problem."
The book examines the intersection of two philosophical developments which define define contemporary life in the liberal democratic west, considering how democracy has become the only legitimate and publicly defensible regime, while also considering how modern democracy attempts to solve what Leo Strauss called the "theologico-political problem."
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Recovering Political Philosophy
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349501717
SKU
V9781349501717
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About Ward, L.; King, Bruce
Dr. Lee Ward is Alpha Sigma Nu, Associate Professor of Political Science at Campion College at the University of Regina, USA. He is the author of The Politics of Liberty in England and Revolutionary America (Cambridge, 2004), John Locke and Modern Life (Cambridge, 2010), and co-editor with Ann Ward of the Ashgate Research Companion to Federalism (Ashgate, 2009) and Natural ... Read more
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