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.’
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Acknowledgements Introduction: A Pre-history of Democracy 1. Spinoza and Democracy as the Best Regime 2. Rousseau and Democratic Civil Religion 3. Thomas Jefferson...
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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 Libe...
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Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 228 ● ISBN 9781137475053 ● Tamaño de archivo 2.4 MB ● Editorial Palgrave Macmillan US ● Ciudad New York ● País US ● Publicado 2014 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 3647982 ● Protección de copia DRM social