Montesquieu (Past Masters)
by Judith N. Shklar
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One of the most original political thinkers of the Enlightenment, Montesquieu utilized his passionate belief in toleration and the moral benefits of science to construct a naturalistic system of political science based on the study of history, comparative government, and human behavior. This volume reveals Montesquieu's purpose by exploring the range of his literary output, focusing on his scandalous novel, The Persian Letters (1721), his philosophical history, Considerations on the show more Greatness and Decline of the Romans (1734), and his magnum opus, The Spirit of the Laws (1748). show lessTags
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- Montesquieu
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- Montesquieu
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- Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu
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- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, History, General Nonfiction
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- 320.5 — Society, government, & culture Political science Types of Government Political ideologies
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- PQ2012 .S53 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Modern literature 18th century
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