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

by L Ward and Bruce King

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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."
  • ISBN13 9781349501717
  • Publish Date 4 December 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
  • Edition 1st ed. 2014
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 228
  • Language English