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The Theological Basis of Liberal Modernity in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws
Thomas L. Pangle
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Hardcover. "The Spirit of the Laws" - Montesquieu's huge, complex, and enormously influential work - is considered one of the central texts of the Enlightenment, laying the foundation for the liberally democratic political regimes. This title argues that the inherently theological project of Enlightenment liberalism is made clear in "Spirit". Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPS; JPA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
"The Spirit of the Laws" - Montesquieu's huge, complex, and enormously influential work - is considered one of the central texts of the Enlightenment, laying the foundation for the liberally democratic political regimes that were to embody its values. In his penetrating analysis, Thomas L. Pangle brilliantly argues that the inherently theological project of Enlightenment liberalism is made more clearly - and more consequentially - in "Spirit" than in any other work. In a probing and careful reading, Pangle shows how Montesquieu believed that rationalism, through the influence of liberal institutions and the spread of commercial culture, would secularize human ... Read more
"The Spirit of the Laws" - Montesquieu's huge, complex, and enormously influential work - is considered one of the central texts of the Enlightenment, laying the foundation for the liberally democratic political regimes that were to embody its values. In his penetrating analysis, Thomas L. Pangle brilliantly argues that the inherently theological project of Enlightenment liberalism is made more clearly - and more consequentially - in "Spirit" than in any other work. In a probing and careful reading, Pangle shows how Montesquieu believed that rationalism, through the influence of liberal institutions and the spread of commercial culture, would secularize human ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226645490
SKU
V9780226645490
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About Thomas L. Pangle
Thomas L. Pangle is the Joe R. Long Chair in Democratic Studies in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Leo Strauss: An Introduction to His Thought and Intellectual Legacy and Political Philosophy and the God of Abraham, among other titles.
Reviews for The Theological Basis of Liberal Modernity in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws
"Pangle's close textual analysis time and again sheds new light on passages that scholars have been citing for years. His interpretive lens helps to make sense of them in ways that genuinely advance our knowledge of Montesquieu's own project, the rise of liberal modernity, and the contemporary dilemmas of secularism." - Sharon Krause, Brown University.