Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson

L. Ward

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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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."

ISBN-13
9781349501717
ISBN-10
1349501719
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2014
Publication date
2014-12-04
Pages
228
Dimensions
216x140x