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

Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson
ISBN-10
1349501719
ISBN-13
9781349501717
Category
Social Science
Pages
228
Language
English
Published
2014-12-04
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Authors
Bruce King, L. Ward

Description

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."

Similar books