The Personal and the Political presents three fables written by
social commentator and political thinker Charles-Louis de Secondat,
Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu: The Temple of Cnidus (on eros
and justice), Lysimachus (on philosophy and imperial ambition), and
Dialogue de Sylla et d'Eucrate (on the limits of political
ambition). This work is author W.B. Allen's response to attempts
that collapse Montesquieu's analysis of modern political philosophy
into a general discussion of virtue and morality by raising anew
the issues of true and false happiness and pleasures. Allen
maintains that Montesquieu's fables demonstrate the continuing
relevance of the issue of philosophical morality, and offer a
reconciliation of the tension between philosophical morality and
political morality. The Personal and the Political provides a
translation of each fable (with parallel French text), a brief
introduction and commentaries to develop the context in which each
is written and the situations that they address. Each fable is
suited to introduce Montesquieu's conceptions of ancient virtues
and vices, and what they contribute to modern sensibilities.
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