Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson (Recovering Political Philosophy)

L. Ward

ISBN 10: 1349501719 / ISBN 13: 9781349501717

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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228 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson (Recovering Political Philosophy)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349501719
• ISBN 13: 9781349501717
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.3 kilograms

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Synopsis

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."

About the Author

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).