Montesquieu's Philosophy of Liberalism
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Montesquieu's Philosophy of Liberalism

A Commentary on The Spirit of the Laws

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Montesquieu's Philosophy of Liberalism

A Commentary on The Spirit of the Laws

About this book

This first comprehensive commentary on The Spirit of the Laws uncovers and explicates the plan of Montesquieu's famous but baffling treatise. Pangle brings to light Montesquieu's rethinking of the philosophical groundwork of liberalism, showing how The Spirit of the Laws enlarges and enriches the liberal conception of natural right by means of a new appeal to History as the source of basic norms.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. Introduction
  4. 2. Montesquieu's Style and Manner of Writing
  5. 3. Human Nature and Natural Law
  6. 4. Participatory Republicanism
  7. 5. Liberal Republicanism
  8. 6. The Obstacles to Freedom: Climate, Geography, and History
  9. 7. Commerce and the Charm of National Diversity
  10. 8. Rreligion
  11. 9. Natural Law and the Prudence of the Legislator
  12. Notes
  13. Index