Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu

Montesquieu, Charles Louis De Secondat, Baron De La BrÈde Et De - shärl lwē də səkôNdäˈ bärôNˈ də lä brĕd ā də môNtĕskyüˈ, 1689–1755, French jurist and political philosopher. He was councillor (1714) of the parlement of Bordeaux and its president Read More...

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The Spirit of Laws, Vol. I
by Baron de Montesquieu, Thomas Nugent. 448 pgs.

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The World's Greatest Literature

Baron De Montesquieu

Special Introduction

The Analysis of "The Spirit of Laws"

Montesquieu's Preface

Author's Explanatory Notes

Book I: Of Laws in General

Book II: Of Laws Directly Derived from the Nature of Government

Book III: Of the Principles of the Three Kinds Op Government

Book IV: That the Laws of Education Ought to Be in Relation to the Principles of Gov Ernment

Book V: That the Laws Given by the Legislator Ought to Be in Relation to the Prin Ciple of Government

Book VI: Consequences of the Principles of Dif Ferent Governments with Respect to the Simplicity of Civil and Criminal Laws, the Form of Judgments, and the Inflicting of Punishments

Book VII: Consequences of the Different Princi Ples of the Three Governments with Respect to Sumptuary Laws, Luxury, and the Condition of Women

Book VIII: Of the Corruption of the Principles of the Three Governments

Book IX: Of Laws in the Relation They Bear to a Defensive Force

Book X: Of Laws in the Relation They Bear to Offensive Force

Book XI: Of the Laws Which Establish Political. Liberty with Regard to the Constitution.

Book XII: Of the Laws That Form Political Lib Erty, in Relation to the Subject

Book XIII: Of the Relation Which the Levying of Taxes and the Greatness of the Public Revenues Bear to Liberty

Book XIV: Of Laws in Relation to the Nature of the Climate

Book XV: In What Manner the Laws of Civil Sla Very Relate to the Nature of the Cli Mate

Book XVI: How the Laws of Domestic Slavery Bear a Relation to the Nature of the Cli Mate

Book XVII: How the Laws of Political Servitude Bear a Relation to the Nature of the Climate

Book XVIII: Of Laws in the Relation They Bear to the Nature of the Soil

Book XIX: Of Laws in Relation to the Principles Which Form the General Spirit, the Morals, and Customs of a Nation

Book XX: Of Laws in Relation to Commerce Con Sidered in Its Nature and Distinctions

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Book XXII: Of Laws in Relation to the Use of Money
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Montesquieu: Pioneer of the Sociology of Knowledge
by W. Stark. 214 pgs.

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INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION

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PREFACE

I: THE CONQUEST OF CARTESIANISM

II: MONTESQUIEU'S FIRST SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE

III: THE TURN FROM RATIONALISM TO REALISM

IV: MONTESQUIEU'S BASIC DOCTRINE OF MAN

V: MONTESQUIEU'S BASIC DOCTRINE OF SOCIETY

VI: MONTESQUIEU'S FINAL SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE: PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS

VII: THE GENESIS OF IDEAS: SOME SECONDARY FACTORS

VIII: (a) THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

IX: (b) THE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION

X: THE PROBLEM OF THE ULTIMATE DETERMINANT

XI: THE PROBLEM OF THE MODE OF DETERMINATION

XII: THE PROBLEM OF THE DEGREE OF DETERMINATION

XIII: THE PROBLEM OF ABSOLUTE TRUTH

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Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Montesquieu, Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, Alexis de Tocqueville, the Sociologists and the Revolution of 1848
by Raymond Aron, Richard Howard, Helen Weaver. 258 pgs.

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Introduction

Montesquieu

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Auguste Comte

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Karl Marx

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Alexis de Tocqueville

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The Sociologists and the Revolution of 1848

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Bibliographies

Index
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The Federalists, the Antifederalists, and the American Political Tradition (Chap. 4 "Montesquieu and the Ideological Strain in Antifederalist Thought")
by Wilson Carey McWilliams, Michael T. Gibbons. 140 pgs.

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In analyzing the debates between the Federalists and the Antifederalists, McWilliams, Gibbons, and their contributors break sharply with interpretations of the founding of America as either the work of pure pragmatists or as the institutionalization of class interests. This study of the very nature of modern representative democracy explains past and present dilemmas and contradictions in terms of Federalist and Antifederalist views. This examination of the political theory of the American founding deals with differing beliefs about pluralist interests and political compromise, human nature, the public good and the public sphere, the relationship between polity and economy, the role of religion in politics, and political traditions.

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Recent Titles in Contributions in Political Science

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1: Introduction

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2: Machiavellian Lessons in America: Republican Foundings, Original Principles, and Political Empowerment

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3: Reflections on Human Nature: The Federalists and the Republican Tradition

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4: Montesquieu and the Ideological Strain in Antifederalist Thought

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5: The Fall of James Wilson's Democratic Presidency*

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6: The Founders, Woodrow Wilson, and the Public Good

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7: The Public Sphere, Commercial Society, and The Federalist Papers

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Bibliographical Note

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About the Contributors
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History of Political Thought (Chap. XV "Montesquieu and Rousseau")
by Raymond G. Gettell. 516 pgs.

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Preface

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Chapter I The Nature of Political Thought

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Chapter II Ancient Political Thought

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Chapter III Greek Political Thought

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Chapter IV Roman Political Thought

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Chapter V Beginnings of Medieval Political Thought

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Chapter VI The Conflict Between the Church and the State

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Chapter VII The Close of the Middle Ages

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Chapter VIII Political Theory of the Reformation

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Chapter IX Political Thought in the Second Half of the Sixteenth Century

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Chapter X Bodin and Grotius

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Chapter XI The Puritan Revolution in England

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Chapter XII Hobbes and Locke

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Chapter XIII Continental Political Thought in the Seventeenth Century

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Chapter XIV Political Thought in the First Half of the Eighteenth Century

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Chapter XV Montesquieu and Rousseau

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Chapter XVI Economic Developme.Nt and Political Thought

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Chapter XVII Later Eighteenth Century Moralists and Jurists

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Chapter XVIII Political Theories of the American and French Revolutions

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Chapter XIX Idealist-Ethical Political Thought

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Chapter XX Reactionary Political Thought After the Revolutions

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Chapter XXI The English Utilitarians

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Chapter XXII Political Theory of Constitutional Democracy

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Chapter XXIII Rise of Socialistic Political Thought

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Chapter XXIV The Historical School of Political Thought

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Chapter XXV The State as an Organism

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Chapter XXVI Theory of the Federal State

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Chapter XXVII Theories of Nationalism, Imperialism, and Internationalism

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Chapter XXVIII Psychological Influence on Political Thought

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Chapter XXIX Pluralistic Theories of Sovereignty

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Chapter XXX Recent Proletarian Political Thought

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Chapter XXXI General Tendencies in Political Thought

Index
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History of Political Philosophy from Plato to Burke (Chap. XXI "Montesquieu: National Differences and Legal Principle: The Attack on Arbitrary Government")
by Thomas I. Cook. 734 pgs.

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Preface

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Chapter I: Introduction: The Nature of Political Thought

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Chapter III: Plato: The Foundations of Political Idealism

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Chapter IV: Aristotle: Politics as Sociology and Ethics

Chapter V: Roman Political Thought and Christianity: Greek Tradition, Stoicism, the Philosophy of Law, and Gospel Ethics

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Chapter VI: The Background and General Character of Medieval Thought

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Chapter VII: The Hierarchical Doctrine from St. Augustine to St. Thomas Aquinas

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Chapter VIII: The Desire for Freedom of Action for the Temporal Power: Imperialism and Nationalism

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Chapter IX: The Conciliar Movement: Church Constitutionalism and the Ideal of Harmony

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Chapter X: Machiavelli: Realistic Temporal Politics and the Ideal of National Unity

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Chapter XI: Luther and the Reformation: From Moral Reform to Nationalism and the Divine Right of Kings

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Chapter XII: Calvin's Theocracy: Ethical Aristocracy and Incipient Democracy

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Chapter XIII: Monarchomachs and Politiques: Freedom of Worship, Centralization, and Sovereignty in the Mercantilist State

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Chapter XIV: Bodin: Kingly Sovereignty and the New Middle Class

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Chapter XV: The Counter-Reformation: Jesuits and Dominicans: An Ethical Attack on State Sovereignty, National and International

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Chapter XVI: North European Thought: Toleration, Corporate Federalism, and the Limitation of International Anarchy

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Chapter XVII: English Thought Under the Tudors and Stuarts: Conflicts Concerning Power, Property, and Religion

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Chapter XVIII: Hobbes: Absolutism as the Alternative to Anarchy

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Chapter XIX: Locke: Constitutionalism in the Interests of Property

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Chapter XX: Colonial America: Calvinist Theocracy and English Liberalism; the Conflict of Aristocratic and Democratic Concepts

Chapter XXI: Montesquieu: National Differences and Legal Principle; the Attack on Arbitrary Government

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Chapter XXII: Rousseau: The Search for Liberty and Equality: The Basis for a New Tyranny

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Chapter XXIII: Voltaire: National Government and Personal Freedom; the Championing of the Bourgeoisie

Chapter XXIV: Burke: Historical Liberalism as the Basis of Conservatism; a Defense of the Landed Gentry

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Chapter XXV: Conclusion

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World Order in History: Russia and the West (Chap. 1 "Montesquieu and Constitutional Order")
by Paul Dukes. 198 pgs.

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World Order in History argues that historians' ideas about world order have been influential in transforming nations' sense of themselves.Paul Dukes demonstrates how a series of successive historians and analysts attempt to make sense of the world in which they live, often appropriating intellectual ideas spawned in different contexts in order to do so. Hindsight allows us to view stages in the evolution of these interpretations, and to recognise that they are limited by the constraints of the age in which their authors lived.Dukes pursued these arguments with particular reference to Russia and the Western world from the early modern period right up to the present. He draws conclusions on the state of the debate in the nineties, and offers some views as to the way forward for historians of Russia and the wider world.This book will be of interest to all concerned with the study of history, in particular philosophy of history and Russian history.

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Preface

Introduction

1: Montesquieu and Constitutional Order

2: Marx and Revolutionary Order

3: From European Towards Atlantic Order, 1900-22

4: Some Approaches to World Order, 1923-62

5: Conclusion

Notes

Index
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The Enlightenment in France (Chap. 3 "Montesquieu")
by Frederick B. Artz. 166 pgs.

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The Enlightenment in France

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Preface

1: The Precursors of the Philosophes

2: The Nature of the Enlightenment in France

3: Montesquieu

4: Voltaire

5: Diderot

6: Other French Reformers

7: A Philosophe Apart, Rousseau

Conclusion

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Index
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Studies in the History of Political Philosophy before and after Rousseau (Chap. V "The Eclipse of Contract: Vico, Montesquieu")
by C. E. Vaughan, A. G. Little. 366 pgs.

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Memoir of C. E. Vaughan

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Chapter I: Introductory

Chapter II: The Social Contract: Hobbes

Chapter III: The Social Contract: Spinoza

Chapter IV: The Social Contract: Locke

Chapter V: The Eclipse of Contract: Vico, Montesquieu

Chapter VI: The Assault on Contract: Hume
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History of Political Philosophy ("Montesquieu 1689-1755" begins on p. 469)
by Leo Strauss, Joseph Cropsey. 790 pgs.

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Rand McNally Political Science Series Morton Grodzins, Advisory Editor

Preface

Contents

Introduction

Plato 427-347 B.C.

Aristotle 384-322 B.C.

Marcus Tullius Cicero 106-43 B.C.

St. Augustine 354-430

Alfarabi Circa 870-950

Moses Maimonides 1135-1204

St. Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274

Marsilius of Padua Circa 1275-1342

Niccolo Machiavelli 1469-1527

Martin Luther 1483-1546 John Calvin 1509-1564

Richard Hooker 1553-1600

Francis Bacon 1561-1626

Hugo Grotius 1583-1645

Thomas Hobbes 1588-1679

Rene Descartes 1596-1650

John Milton 1608-1674

Benedict Spinoza 1632-1677

John Locke 1632-1704

Montesquieu 1689-1755

David Hume 1711-1776

Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778

Adam Smith 1723-1790

The Federalist 1787-1788

Thomas Paine 1737-1809

Edmund Burke 1729-1797

Jeremy Bentham 1748-1832 James Mill 1773-1836

Georg W. F. Hegel 1770-1831

Alexis De Tocqueville 1805-1859

John Stuart Mill 1806-1873

Karl Marx 1818-1883

Friedrich Nietzsche 1844-1900

John Dewey 1859-1952

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French Liberal Thought in the Eighteenth Century: A Study of Political Ideas from Bayle to Condorcet (Discussion of Montesquieu's L'Esprit de Lois begins on p. 147)
by Kingsley Martin. 313 pgs.

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Chapter I Introductory--The Religion of the French Revolution

Chapter II the Leviathan State

Chapter III the Failure of the Ancien RÉgime

Chapter IV Philosophy and Propaganda