The Cambridge Companion to Constant Hardback
Edited by Helena (Hunter College, City University of New York) Rosenblatt
Part of the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy series
Hardback
Description
Benjamin Constant is widely regarded as a founding father of modern liberalism.
The Cambridge Companion to Constant presents a collection of interpretive essays on the major aspects of his life and work by a panel of international scholars, offering a necessary overview for anyone who wants to better understand this important thinker.
Separate sections are devoted to Constant as a political theorist and actor, his work as a social analyst and literary critic, and his accomplishments as a historian of religion.
Themes covered range from Constant's views on modern liberty, progress, terror, and individualism, to his ideas on slavery and empire, literature, women, and the nature and importance of religion.
The Cambridge Companion to Constant is a convenient and accessible guide to Constant and the most up-to-date scholarship on him.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:20/04/2009
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- ISBN:9780521856461
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:20/04/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521856461
