French Liberalism From Montesquieu To The Present Day

Author : Raf Geenens,Helena Rosenblatt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139505505

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French Liberalism from Montesquieu to the Present Day by Raf Geenens,Helena Rosenblatt Pdf

There is an enduring assumption that the French have never been and will never be liberal. As with all clichés, this contains a grain of truth, but it also overlooks an important school of thought that has been a constant presence in French intellectual and political culture for nearly three centuries: French political liberalism. In this collaborative volume, a distinguished group of philosophers, political theorists and intellectual historians uncover this unjustly neglected tradition. The chapters examine the nature and distinctiveness of French liberalism, providing a comprehensive treatment of major themes including French liberalism's relationship with republicanism, Protestantism, utilitarianism and the human rights tradition. Individual chapters are devoted to Montesquieu, Tocqueville, Aron, Lefort and Gauchet, as well as to some lesser known, yet important thinkers, including several political economists and French-style 'neoliberals'. French Liberalism from Montesquieu to the Present Day is essential reading for all those interested in the history of political thought.

Author : Annelien de Dijn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 052120075X

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French Political Thought from Montesquieu to Tocqueville by Annelien de Dijn Pdf

This study makes a major contribution to our understanding of one of the most important and enduring strands of modern political thought. Annelien de Dijn argues that Montesquieu's aristocratic liberalism - his conviction that the preservation of freedom in a monarchy required the existence of an aristocratic 'corps intermédiaire' - had a continued impact on post-revolutionary France. Revisionist historians from Furet to Rosanvallon have emphasised the impact of revolutionary republicanism on post-revolutionary France, with its monist conception of politics and its focus on popular sovereignty. Dr de Dijn, however, highlights the persistence of a pluralist liberalism that was rooted in the Old Regime, and which saw democracy and equality as inherent threats to liberty. She thus provides an alternative context in which to read the work of Alexis de Tocqueville, who is revealed as the heir not just of Restoration liberals, but also of the Royalists and their hero, Montesquieu.

Author : B. W. Head
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1985-10-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 902473228X

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Ideology and Social Science by B. W. Head Pdf

This book attempts to present a detailed and critical account of the thought of Antoine-Louis-Claude Destutt de Tracy (1754-1836). Major importance has been placed on the analysis of his published writings. Biographical details have been provided only to the extent necessary to elucidate the circumstances of the composition and publication of his writings: in particular, the intellectual and political currents in France during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. The book has three main themes. The first is Tracy's philosophy of ideologie, which was concerned to clarify concepts and provide guarantees of reliable knowledge. The second is Tracy's attempt to elaborate a science of social organisation, la science sociale, whose objective was to recommend institutions and policies which could maximise social happiness. The third theme is Tracy's development of liberal and utilitarian approaches to the fields of politics, economics and education. This study began life as a doctoral dissertation at the London School of Economics and Political Science. I am grateful for the guidance of my supervisor, Professor Ken Minogue, and for helpful comments from Professor Maurice Cranston, Professor Jack Lively, and Dr John Hooper.

Author : Walter Michael Simon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015002442047

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French Liberalism, 1789-1848 by Walter Michael Simon Pdf

Author : Raf Geenens,Helena Rosenblatt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107017436

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French Liberalism from Montesquieu to the Present Day by Raf Geenens,Helena Rosenblatt Pdf

This collection of essays explores an unjustly neglected tradition that is now experiencing a remarkable renaissance: French political liberalism.

Author : Keegan Callanan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108428170

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Montesquieu's Liberalism and the Problem of Universal Politics by Keegan Callanan Pdf

Montesquieu's liberalism and critique of universalism in politics, often thought to stand in tension, comprise a coherent philosophical and political project.

Author : Iain Stewart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108484442

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Raymond Aron and Liberal Thought in the Twentieth Century by Iain Stewart Pdf

The first historical account of Raymond Aron's role in the reconfiguration of liberal thought in the short twentieth century.

Author : Paul Carrese
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107121058

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Democracy in Moderation by Paul Carrese Pdf

A rediscovery of Montesquieu's legacy in shaping America's complex political order including influence on Washington's practical moderation.

Author : Aurelian Crăiuțu
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0739106589

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Liberalism Under Siege by Aurelian Crăiuțu Pdf

This work is an examination of the French Doctrinaires, a largely neglected group of liberal thinkers in post-revolutionary France who were proponents of a nuanced sociological and historical approach to political theory. It explores the Doctrinaires' ideas on the French Revolution.

Author : Trevor Shelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0268107327

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Globalization and Liberalism by Trevor Shelley Pdf

"In this learned and wide-ranging book, Trevor Shelley engages the controversial topic of globalization through philosophical exegesis of great texts. This study illustrates and defends the idea that at the heart of the human world-in thinking, reflecting, and acting-is the antinomy of the universal and the particular. Various thinkers have emphasized one aspect of this tension over the other. Some thinkers such as Rousseau and Schmitt have defended pure particularity. Others such as Habermas have uncritically welcomed the intimations of the world state. Against these twin extremes of radical nationalism and antipolitical universalism, this book seeks to recover a middle or moderate position, that is, the liberal position. To that end, Shelley traces a tradition of French liberal political thinkers who attempt to take account of both sides of the antinomy: Montesquieu, Tocqueville, and Manent. As Shelley argues, each of these thinkers in his own way defends the integrity of political bodies, denies that the universal perspective is the only legitimate one, and recognizes that, without differences and distinctions across the political landscape, self-government and freedom of action are impossible"--

Author : Vickie B. Sullivan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226482910

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Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe by Vickie B. Sullivan Pdf

Montesquieu is famous as a tireless critic of despotism, which he associates overtly with Asia and the Middle East and not with the apparently more moderate Western models of governance found throughout Europe. However, Vickie B. Sullivan argues that a creaful reading of Montesquieu's enormously influential The Spirit of the Law reveals the surprising result that he recognizes that Europe itself is susceptible to despotic practices - and that the threat emanates not from the East but rather from certain despotic ideas that inform Western institutions and practices. Sullivan guides readers through Montesquieu's sometimes veiled yet sharply critical accounts of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Aristotle, and Plato, as well as various Christian thinkers have brough forth despotic ideas in the form, for example, of brutal Machiavellianism, of Hobbes's justifications for the rule of one, of Plato's reasoning that denied slaves the right of natural defense, and of the Christian teachings that equated heresy with treason. Such ideas, Montesquieu shows, inform such revered European institutions as the French monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church. In this new reading of Montesquieu's masterwork, Sullivan corrects the misconception that it offers simple, objective observations, showing it to be instead a powerful critique of European politics that would become remarkably and regrettably prescient after Montesquieu's death, when despotism repeatedly emerged in Europe with virulent intensity. -- from dust jacket.

Author : Helena Rosenblatt
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691203966

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The Lost History of Liberalism by Helena Rosenblatt Pdf

"The Lost History of Liberalism challenges our most basic assumptions about a political creed that has become a rallying cry - and a term of derision - in today's increasingly divided public square. Taking readers from ancient Rome to today, Helena Rosenblatt traces the evolution of the words "liberal" and "liberalism," revealing the heated debates that have taken place over their meaning. In this timely and provocative book, Rosenblatt debunks the popular myth of liberalism as a uniquely Anglo-American tradition centered on individual rights. It was only during the Cold War and America's growing world hegemony that liberalism was refashioned into an American ideology focused so strongly on individual freedoms."--

Author : George Armstrong Kelly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521030722

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The Humane Comedy by George Armstrong Kelly Pdf

In this study of French liberalism in the first half of the nineteenth century and its continuing relevance to political theory and practice, emphasis is given to the tensions and fissures within liberalism as well as to its struggles against Jacobinism, conservatism and socialism. It is a blend of political theory, biography and intellectual and political history informed throughout by the author's distinctive political, moral and religious sensibilities. A major theme of great relevance to current debate about liberalism is the contrast between the vigor and brilliance of these thinkers as political critics, their inefficacy as political actors and their ultimate retreat from political life.

Author : Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1777
Category : French literature
ISBN : NYPL:33433067312748

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Complete Works by Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu Pdf

Author : Thomas L. Pangle
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226764948

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Montesquieu's Philosophy of Liberalism by Thomas L. Pangle Pdf

This first comprehensive commentary on The Spirit of the Laws uncovers and explicates the plan of Montesquieu's famous but baffling treatise. Pangle brings to light Montesquieu's rethinking of the philosophical groundwork of liberalism, showing how The Spirit of the Laws enlarges and enriches the liberal conception of natural right by means of a new appeal to History as the source of basic norms.