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GREAT THINKERS Montesquieu

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Rebecca R. Clark- Finding and Founding Liberty: Montesquieu’s Account of the Gothic Roots of Modern Political Liberty

Rebecca R. Clark, "Finding and Founding Liberty: Montesquieu's Account of the Gothic Roots of Modern Political Liberty," at the John Marshall International Center for the Study of Statesmanship at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, January 19, 2012.

Iván Szelényi: Montesquieu

Iván Szelényi, "Foundations of Modern Social Theory," Yale Open Courses, Fall 2009.

Featured Works

  • The Temple of Gnidus
  • A Defence of the Spirit of Laws. To which are added, Some Explanations
  • Persian Letters
  • Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and Their Decline
  • On the Spirit of the Laws

Featured Works

  • The Temple of Gnidus
  • A Defence of the Spirit of Laws. To which are added, Some Explanations
  • Persian Letters
  • Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and Their Decline
  • On the Spirit of the Laws

Featured Commentary

  • Montesquieu on Ancient Greek Foreign Relations by Andrea Radasanu
  • Montesquieu’s Natural Rights Constitutionalism by Paul Rahe
  • Laws, Passion, and the Attractions of Right Action by Sharon Krause
  • Erotic Liberalism by Diana Schaub
  • Montesquieu and the History of French Laws by Iris Cox

Featured Commentary

  • Montesquieu on Ancient Greek Foreign Relations by Andrea Radasanu
  • Montesquieu’s Natural Rights Constitutionalism by Paul Rahe
  • Laws, Passion, and the Attractions of Right Action by Sharon Krause
  • Erotic Liberalism by Diana Schaub
  • Montesquieu and the History of French Laws by Iris Cox
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