Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson
Published on 4. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 228 pages
978-1-349-50171-7 (ISBN)
Description
The book examines the intersection of two philosophical developments which define define contemporary life in the liberal democratic west, considering how democracy has become the only legitimate and publicly defensible regime, while also considering how modern democracy attempts to solve what Leo Strauss called the "theologico-political problem."
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Edition
1st ed. 2014
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XII, 228 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-50171-7 (9781349501717)
DOI
10.1057/9781137475053
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Person
Dr. Lee Ward is Alpha Sigma Nu, Associate Professor of Political Science at Campion College at the University of Regina, USA. He is the author of The Politics of Liberty in England and Revolutionary America (Cambridge, 2004), John Locke and Modern Life (Cambridge, 2010), and co-editor with Ann Ward of the Ashgate Research Companion to Federalism (Ashgate, 2009) and Natural Right and Political Philosophy (Notre Dame, 2013).
Content
Acknowledgements Introduction: A Pre-history of Democracy 1. Spinoza and Democracy as the Best Regime 2. Rousseau and Democratic Civil Religion 3. Thomas Jefferson: Bringing Democracy Down from the Heavens Conclusion References