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

"This study examines the three political philosophers that arguably laid the intellectual foundations for contemporary life in the liberal democratic west: Benedict Spinoza, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Jefferson. These revolutionary thinkers redefined the relation of religion and politics and set modern history on a path of democratic development that continues to this day"--

List of contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: A Pre-history of Democracy 1. Spinoza and Democracy as the Best Regime 2. Rousseau and Democratic Civil Religion 3. Thomas Jefferson: Bringing Democracy Down from the Heavens Conclusion References

Product details

• Authors: Bruce King, Kenneth A Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo, Ward, L Ward, L. Ward, Lee Ward, Lee King Ward
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.12.2014
• EAN: 9781137475046
• ISBN: 978-1-137-47504-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Recovering Political Philosophy; Recovering Political Philosoph; Recovering Political Philosophy; Recovering Political Philosoph
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; B, Sociology of Religion, Democracy, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Comparative Politics, Palgrave Political Science Collection, Religion and sociology, Social Aspects of Religion