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Democracy in moderation : Montesquieu, Tocqueville, and sustainable liberalism
Democracy in Moderation views constitutional liberal democracy as grounded in a principle of avoiding extremes and striking the right balance among its defining principles of liberty, equality, religion, and sustainable order, thus tempering tendencies toward sectarian excess. Such moderation originally informed liberal democracy, but now is neglected. Moderation can guide us intellectually and practically about domestic and foreign policy debates, but also serve the sustainability of the constitutional, liberal republic as a whole. Our recent theory thus doesn't help our practice, given our concerns about polarization and sectarianism in ideas, policy, and politics. A rediscovery of Montesquieu and his legacy in shaping America's complex political order, including influence on Washington's practical moderation and Tocqueville's philosophical moderation, addresses these enduring theoretical and practical problems. Moderation also offers a deeper theory of leadership or statesmanship, particularly regarding religion and politics, and of foreign policy and strategy rooted in liberal democracy's first principles.-- Provided by publisher.
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Montesquieu and His Legacy
Montesquieu (1689–1755) is regarded as one of the most important thinkers of the Enlightenment. His Lettres persanes and L'Esprit des lois have been read by students and scholars throughout the last two centuries. While many have associated Montesquieu with the doctrine of the \"separation of powers\" in the history of ideas, Rebecca E. Kingston brings together leading international scholars who for the first time present a systematic treatment and discussion of the significance of his ideas more generally for the development of Western political theory and institutions. In particular, Montesquieu and His Legacy supplements the conventional focus on the institutional teachings of Montesquieu with attention to the theme of morals and manners. The contributors provide commentary on the broad legacy of Montesquieu's thought in past times as well as for the contemporary era.
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The Cambridge companion to Montesquieu
\"The Companion to Montesquieu provides a first port-of-call for readers new to the study of Montesquieu, even as it makes major contributions to the specialist literature. The volume will attract scholars of multiple disciplines and readers interested in concepts like liberty, cosmopolitanism, sovereignty, and slavery treated in the thematic chapters\"-- Provided by publisher.
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فلسفة الثورة الفرنسية
ليس موضوع (فلسفة الثورة الفرنسية) اكتشافات فلسفية لمذاهب جديدة، هذا علي الأقل إذا أخذنا حكمة موضوع بمعناها الدقيق ؛ وإنما هو بحث في تطور بعض أفكار وضعت من قبل، تطورا ثوريا. فمهمته هي التدليل علي تحول بعض مبادئ مجردة إلي واقع عيني، فتصبح بذلك صورا حية تتفق مع اندفاعات الإرادة، وتجسم بمعني ما الغايات التي كان ينزع نحوها أناس ذلك العصر.
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In Flagrante Delicto: On the Legal Implications of Sight
The distinction between manifest and non-manifest delicts, and the differentiated regime of punishment attached to it, is attested in all ancient legal systems. And yet, already in antiquity, it assumed the status of a mystery: why punish more severely, only because the criminal had been caught in flagrante? This article examines the extant evidence on the flagrant delict through the prism of a cross-cultural legal rite of ligation and in close conjunction with conceptions of judicial vision, secrecy, and crime to suggest that the distinction is expressive of the legal power of sight: the crime seen to be done is worse.
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