Studies on Montesquieu - mapping political diversity / Rolando Minuti ; English translation by Julia Weiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minuti, Rolando, 1953- author.

Series:

Archives internationales d'histoire des idées ; 224.

International archives of the history of ideas = Archives internationales d'histoire des idées, 0066-6610 ; 224

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755.

Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat.

Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755. De l'esprit des lois.

Political science--Philosophy--History--18th century.

Political science.

De l'esprit des lois (Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de).

Political science--Philosophy.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 202 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Mapping political diversity

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]

Summary:

"This volume studies a fundamental element of Montesquieu's argumentative architecture that is most apparent in his 'De l'Esprit des Lois': the problem of giving order to, and establishing a network of consistent explanations of political, social and cultural diversity. The volume approaches this subject by observing the use of the information sources available to Montesquieu, the relationships between them, and the judgments he expresses. It examines some of Montesquieu's essential theoretical contributions, such as the idea of despotism, and the connection between politics, society and religion, on the basis of his reflections on the variety of mainly non-European societies and cultures. It demonstrates a number of possible inconsistencies and unresolved questions in Montesquieu's argumentation. One of the main subjects of the book is the consideration of geographical context as an essential element for elaborating uniform criteria of political analysis. The book collects contributions concerning Montesquieu's reflections on China, Tartary, Japan, India, America, Russia, and the Islamic world, and, building on this earlier research, it shows the importance of Montesquieu's thought and explains the reason for his longstanding influence."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The natural environment, society and government

Japan and the tyranny of legislation

The image of Russia

The most singular people on Earth

India in the work of Montesquieu

Montesquieu's America

After the Esprit des Lois: Montesquieu and travel literature

Montesquieu and the history of intolerance

Montesquieu and Islam: an overview.

Notes:

A collection of 7 previously published essays, each concerned with some aspect of Montesquieu's De l'esprit des lois. Original dates of publication range from 1994 to 2013.

Series title page incorrectly cites the title of a previous volume in the series, Academic scepticism in the development of early modern philosophy (volume 221).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319774549

9783319774541

OCLC:

1022776002