French Liberalism from Montesquieu to the Present Day (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Geenens, Raf

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Produktbeschreibung

There is an enduring assumption that the French have never been and will never be liberal. As with all cliches, this contains a grain of truth, but it also overlooks an important school of thought that has been a constant presence in French intellectual and political culture for nearly three centuries: French political liberalism. In this collaborative volume, a distinguished group of philosophers, political theorists and intellectual historians uncover this unjustly neglected tradition. The chapters examine the nature and distinctiveness of French liberalism, providing a comprehensive treatment of major themes including French liberalism's relationship with republicanism, Protestantism, utilitarianism and the human rights tradition. Individual chapters are devoted to Montesquieu, Tocqueville, Aron, Lefort and Gauchet, as well as to some lesser known, yet important thinkers, including several political economists and French-style 'neoliberals'. French Liberalism from Montesquieu to the Present Day is essential reading for all those interested in the history of political thought.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139211840
• Artikelnr.: 38278592

Inhaltsangabe

1. French liberalism, an overlooked tradition? Raf Geenens and Helena
Rosenblatt; Part I. In Search of a Lost Liberalism: 2. Two liberal
traditions Larry Siedentop; 3. The unity, diversity and paradoxes of French
liberalism Lucien Jaume; Part II. The French-Liberal Conception of Liberty:
Loyal to its Republican Roots: 4. Was Montesquieu liberal? The spirit of
the laws in the history of liberalism Céline Spector; 5. The importance of
Republican liberty in French liberalism Andrew Jainchill; 6. Rethinking
liberalism and terror Stephen Holmes; Part III. The Formative Era: Liberal
Dealings with Key Issues in Nineteenth-Century France: 7. On the need for a
Protestant reformation: Constant, Sismondi, Guizot and Laboulaye Helena
Rosenblatt; 8. 'Anti-Benthamism': utilitarianism and the French liberal
tradition Cheryl Welch; 9. Tocqueville: liberalism and imperialism Alan
Kahan; Part IV. Economic Liberalism a la française: 10. War, trade and
empire: the dilemmas of French liberal political economy, 1780-1816 Richard
Whatmore; 11. Competition and knowledge: French political economy as a
science of government Philippe Steiner; 12. Is there a French
neoliberalism? Serge Audier; Part V. At the Dawn of Mass Democracy:
Reassessing the Role of Collective Institutions: 13. The 'sociological
turn' in French liberal thought William Logue; 14. The 'illiberalism' of
French liberalism: the individual and the state in the thought of Blanc,
Dupont White and Durkheim Jean-Fabien Spitz; Part VI. The Twentieth Century
and Beyond: 15. Raymond Aron and the tradition of political moderation in
France Aurelian Craiutu; 16. The politics of individual rights: Marcel
Gauchet and Claude Lefort Samuel Moyn.