Philosophy and the state in France : the renaissance to the enlightenment / Nannerl O. Keohane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keohane, Nannerl O., 1940- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--France--History.

Political science.

Philosophy, French--17th century.

Philosophy, French.

Renaissance--France.

Renaissance.

Enlightenment--France.

Enlightenment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (516 pages).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1980.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Tracing the development of French political thought in the seventeenth century, Nannerl Keohane explores a quite different emphasis on the indivisibility of sovereignty and the expression of interests rather than rights.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part I. The Order of the Kingdom and the Order of the Soul

Chapter One. Sixteenth-Century Constitutionalism

Chapter Two. The Development of Absolutist Thought

Chapter Three. Individualism and Humanism

Part II. Interest and Prudence: The State and the Sage

Chapter Four. Two Moralities: The Philosopher and the Patrie

Chapter Five. Public Utility Preferred to Private: Mercantilism and Raison d'Etat

Chapter Six. A Variety of Loves and the Sovereignty of Will

Chapter Seven. The Politics of Interest in the Fronde

Part III. The Zenith and Decline of Absolute Monarchy

Chapter Eight. Orthodox Absolutist Theory and the Métier du Roi

Chapter Nine. Authority and Community in the Two Cities

Chapter Ten. Self-Love and Society: Jansenism and the Honnête Homme

Chapter Eleven. The Growth of Opposition to Absolute Monarchy in France

Part IV. Approaches to a Synthesis

Chapter Thirteen. A New Science of Politics in a Republic Protected by a King

Chapter Fourteen. Montesquieu: Constitutionalism and Civic Virtue

Chapter Fifteen. Rousseau: The General Interest in the General Will

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691653945

0691653941

9780691615912

0691615918

OCLC:

1016609502