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Dubbed 'the oracle' by no less an authority than James Madison, Montesquieu stands as a theoretical founder of the liberal political tradition. But equally central to his project was his account of the relationship of law to each nation's particular customs and place, a teaching that militates against universal political solutions. This teaching has sometimes been thought to stand in tension with his liberal constitutionalism. In this book, Keegan Callanan argues that Montesquieu's political particularism and liberalism are complementary and mutually reinforcing parts of a coherent whole. In developing this argument, Callanan considers Montesquieu's regime pluralism, psychological conception of liberty, approach to political reform, and account of 'the customs of a free people', including the complex interaction of religion and commerce. Callanan concludes that, by re-orienting our understanding of liberalism and redirecting our attention toward liberty's distinctive preconditions, a return to Montesquieu's political philosophy leaves us better prepared to confront liberal democracy's contested claim to universality.

Liberalism --- Political culture --- Culture --- Political science --- Philosophy. --- Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, --- Mengdesijiu, --- Mongtētkiʻǣ, --- Monteskʹe, Sharlʹ Lui, --- Monteskīĭ, --- Monteskiusz, --- Monteskiyü, --- Monṭesḳyeh, --- Montesquieu, --- Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, --- Montesquiou, --- Montesukyū, --- Muntisikyū, --- Secondat, Charles-Louis de, --- מונטסקייה --- モンテスキウ̄, --- 孟德斯鳩,

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This book develops a new theoretical framework for studying the corruption, disintegration, and renewal of democracy: what it is, how it begins, and where in society it plays out. Näsström argues that modern democracy is a sui generis political form animated and sustained by a spirit of emancipation.

Democracy. --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Mengdesijiu, --- Monteskʹe, Sharlʹ Lui, --- Monteskiusz, --- Muntisikyū, --- Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, --- Montesquieu, --- Monteskīĭ, --- Mongtētkiʻǣ, --- Montesquiou, --- Monṭesḳyeh, --- Monteskiyü, --- Secondat, Charles-Louis de, --- Montesukyū, --- מונטסקייה --- モンテスキウ̄, --- 孟德斯鳩,

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Sociological theories --- Montesquieu, de, Charles-Louis de Secondat --- Social sciences --- -Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- History --- -Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat baron de --- -History --- Montesquieu --- Behavioral sciences --- Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, --- Mengdesijiu, --- Mongtētkiʻǣ, --- Monteskʹe, Sharlʹ Lui, --- Monteskīĭ, --- Monteskiusz, --- Monteskiyü, --- Monṭesḳyeh, --- Montesquieu, --- Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, --- Montesquiou, --- Montesukyū, --- Muntisikyū, --- Secondat, Charles-Louis de, --- מונטסקייה --- モンテスキウ̄, --- 孟德斯鳩,

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This is a study of the political theory of the Enlightenment, focusing on four leading eighteenth-century thinkers: David Hume, Adam Smith, Montesquieu and Voltaire. Dennis C. Rasmussen calls attention to the particular strand of the Enlightenment these thinkers represent, which he terms the 'pragmatic Enlightenment'. He defends this strand of Enlightenment thought against both the Enlightenment's critics and some of the more idealistic Enlightenment figures who tend to have more followers today, such as John Locke, Immanuel Kant and Jeremy Bentham. Professor Rasmussen argues that Hume, Smith, Montesquieu and Voltaire exemplify an especially attractive type of liberalism, one that is more realistic, moderate, flexible, and contextually sensitive than most other branches of this tradition.

Enlightenment. --- Liberalism. --- Liberal egalitarianism --- Liberty --- Political science --- Social sciences --- Aufklärung --- Eighteenth century --- Philosophy, Modern --- Rationalism --- Hume, David, --- Smith, Adam, --- Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, --- Voltaire, --- Voltaire --- de Voltaire, F.-M. A. --- Vadé, Guillaume --- M. de V. --- Bazin --- Arouet, François Marie --- Mengdesijiu, --- Mongtētkiʻǣ, --- Monteskʹe, Sharlʹ Lui, --- Monteskīĭ, --- Monteskiusz, --- Monteskiyü, --- Monṭesḳyeh, --- Montesquieu, --- Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, --- Montesquiou, --- Montesukyū, --- Muntisikyū, --- Secondat, Charles-Louis de, --- מונטסקייה --- モンテスキウ̄, --- 孟德斯鳩, --- Arts and Humanities --- Philosophy

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Sociology of literature --- Montesquieu, de, Charles-Louis de Secondat --- Enlightenment --- Women --- Siècle des Lumières --- Femmes --- History --- Histoire --- Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, --- French literature --- History and criticism --- France --- Social conditions --- Montesquieu --- Siècle des Lumières --- Philosophy, French --- Mengdesijiu, --- Mongtētkiʻǣ, --- Monteskʹe, Sharlʹ Lui, --- Monteskīĭ, --- Monteskiusz, --- Monteskiyü, --- Monṭesḳyeh, --- Montesquieu, --- Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, --- Montesquiou, --- Montesukyū, --- Muntisikyū, --- Secondat, Charles-Louis de, --- מונטסקייה --- モンテスキウ̄, --- 孟德斯鳩, --- Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, - baron de, - 1689-1755 --- Enlightenment. --- Fransk litteratur --- French literature. --- Littérature française --- Philosophie française --- Philosophy, French. --- Social conditions. --- Upplysningen --- Historia --- Histoire et critique --- 1700-1799. --- France. --- Frankreich --- Frankrike --- Conditions sociales --- Geistesgeschichte 1700-1800 --- Sociala förhållanden