The Cambridge Companion to Montesquieu

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-108-74592-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 526 g

Reihe: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy

Montesquieu was among the most influential writers of the eighteenth century, and the study of his thought enriches and complicates our understanding of the Enlightenment. Following renewed interest in his writings over the last three decades, the Cambridge Companion to Montesquieu brings together the variety of disciplinary and interpretive approaches that have shaped the scholarship on his work and legacy. This Companion offers an integrated volume on Montesquieu as philosopher, novelist, historian, economic thinker, political scientist, and political theorist. It introduces readers to key themes and ongoing debates, reflects developments in the field, breaks fresh ground, indicates avenues for future research, and provides multiple perspectives on the relevance of Montesquieu's thought to contemporary problems in political theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Callanan, Keegan Francis

Krause, Sharon Ruth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Montesquieu: life and letters by Paul A. Rahe; 2. Persian letters by Catherine Volpilhac-Auger; 3. Considerations on the Romans by Thomas L. Pangle; 4. On the spirit of the laws by Keegan Callanan; 5. Montesquieu and the classical world by Catherine Larrère; 6. Montesquieu's guiding principles and foundations by Cecil Courtney; 7. Virtue in Montesqueiu by David W. Carrithers; 8. Internationalism, cosmopolitanism, and empires by Michael Mosher; 9. Liberty in Montesquieu by Céline Spector; 10. Political sovereignty in Montesquieu by Sharon R. Krause; 11. Montesquieu on slavery by Vickie B. Sullivan; 12. Montesquieu on the liberty of women by Diana J. Schaub; 13. Political economy by Paul Cheney; 14. Religion and politics by Annelien de Dijn; 15. Constitutional history by Jacob T. Levy; 16. Montesquieu and the enlightenment by Jonathan Israel; 17. Montesquieu's liberal legacies by Rebecca E. Kingston; Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Callanan, Keegan Francis
Keegan Callanan is Associate Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College and Visiting Fellow with the James Madison Program at Princeton University. He is author of Montesquieu's Liberalism and the Problem of Universal Politics (Cambridge, 2018) and a member of the National Council on the Humanities.

Krause, Sharon Ruth
Sharon Krause is the William R. Kenan, Jr. University Professor of Political Science at Brown University. She is the author of numerous articles on Montesquieu and other topics in political theory, as well as several books, including Liberalism with Honor (Harvard 2002), Civil Passions (Princeton 2008), and Freedom Beyond Sovereignty (Chicago 2015).