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This volume studies a fundamental element of Montesquieu's
argumentative architecture that is most apparent in his De l'Esprit
des Lois: the problem of giving order to, and establishing a
network of consistent explanations of political, social and
cultural diversity. Following a thorough and careful analysis of
his writings, the volume approaches this subject by observing the
use of the information sources available to Montesquieu, the
relationships between them, and the judgments he expresses. The
book examines some of Montesquieu's essential theoretical
contributions, such as the idea of despotism, and the connection
between politics, society and religion, on the basis of his
reflections on the variety of mainly non-European societies and
cultures. It demonstrates a number of possible inconsistencies and
unresolved questions in Montesquieu's argumentation. One of the
main subjects of the book is the consideration of geographical
context as an essential element for elaborating uniform criteria of
political analysis. The book collects contributions concerning
Montesquieu's reflections on China, Tartary, Japan, India, America,
Russia, and the Islamic world, and, building on this earlier
research, it shows the importance of Montesquieu's thought and
explains the reason for his longstanding influence.
In today's developed world, much of what people believe about
religious toleration has evolved from crucial innovations in
toleration theory developed in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. Thinkers from that period have been rightly celebrated
for creating influential, liberating concepts and ideas that have
enabled many of us to live in peace. However, their work was
certainly not perfect. In this enlightening volume, John Christian
Laursen and Maria Jose Villaverde have gathered contributors to
focus on the paradoxes, blindspots, unexpected flaws, or
ambiguities in early modern toleration theories and practices. Each
chapter explores the complexities, complications, and
inconsistencies that came up in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries as people grappled with the idea of toleration. In
understanding the weaknesses, contradictions, and ambivalences in
other theories, they hope to provoke thought about the defects in
ways of thinking about toleration in order to help in overcoming
similar problems in contemporary toleration theories.
In today's developed world, much of what people believe about
religious toleration has evolved from crucial innovations in
toleration theory developed in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. Thinkers from that period have been rightly celebrated
for creating influential, liberating concepts and ideas that have
enabled many of us to live in peace. However, their work was
certainly not perfect. In this enlightening volume, John Christian
Laursen and Maria Jose Villaverde have gathered contributors to
focus on the paradoxes, blindspots, unexpected flaws, or
ambiguities in early modern toleration theories and practices. Each
chapter explores the complexities, complications, and
inconsistencies that came up in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries as people grappled with the idea of toleration. In
understanding the weaknesses, contradictions, and ambivalences in
other theories, they hope to provoke thought about the defects in
ways of thinking about toleration in order to help in overcoming
similar problems in contemporary toleration theories.
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Spicilege (Hardcover, 13th edition)
Charles de Secondat,Baron de Montesquieu; Edited by Rolando Minuti, Catherine Volpilhac-Auger, Pierre RĂ©tat
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