Montesquieu: an introduction
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Montesquieu: an introduction

A universal mind for a universal science of political-legal systems

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eBook - ePub

Montesquieu: an introduction

A universal mind for a universal science of political-legal systems

About this book

What can Montesquieu still teach us today? Montesquieu was the first political writer who first formulated the principles of separation of powers and the independence of justice. He was the first to scientifically study human institutions, both ancient and modern, Asiatic and European, African and American. Again, he was the first thinker to theorize Federal Democracy, systematically tracking down the root causes of human events in its environmental, cultural, historical, and geographical aspects. Analysing several aspects of Montesquieu's philosophical and political thought, this volume highlights his stoicism, realism, anti-despotism as well as his staunch defence of human dignity. Introducing one of the sharpest thinkers of modernity, this book offers fundamental tools to understand the very ground of our contemporary times.

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Table of contents

  1. Chronological Table of Major Events in Montesquieu’s Life
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Montesquieu: An Introduction
  5. 1. Travelling the World
  6. 2. Oppression and Liberty: The irreducible dualism of human societies and institutions
  7. 3. The Persian Letters: a philosophical-political treatise in the form of an epistolary novel
  8. 4. The Turning-point: The Treatise on Duties or Montesquieu’s Stoicism
  9. 5. The Real Voyage
  10. 6. Civilizations «Are Mortal»189: Decline and Fall of the «Wisest People Upon Earth»
  11. 7. It concerns and affects us all: Essay on the causes that may affect men’s minds and characters
  12. 8. The Spirit of the Laws: the foundation of a universal science of the political-social systems
  13. 9. Conclusions
  14. Bibliography of the writings