Montesquieu, Rousseau

by Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Mortimer J. Adler (Editor)

Baron de Montesquieu
The Spirit of Laws

Jean Jaques Rousseau
On the Origin of Inequality
On Political Economy
The Social Contract

Genres: Philosophy, Literature

461 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, which is taken for granted in modern discussions of government and implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He was largely responsible for the popularization of the terms "feudalism" and "Byzantine Empire."

Reviews

[Emmanuelbusule]

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[James Violand · Rating 5 out of 5]

These works are seminal to political theory. Anyone interested in political science or philosophy should read The Spirit of the Laws and The Social Contract. I am qualified to teach High School Social Studies but am a substitute teacher instead (over qualified) and it is remarkable that government teachers have not read these works! That's malpractice as far as I'm concerned.

[Ron Banister · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read !!