Liberal values Benjamin Constant and the politics of religion

Helena Rosenblatt presents a study of Benjamin Constant's intellectual development into a founding father of modern liberalism, through a careful analysis of his evolving views on religion. In particular, Rosenblatt sheds light on Constant's major, yet much-neglected work, 'De La Reli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rosenblatt, Helena, 1961- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2008.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Ideas in context ; 92.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39683394*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Constant's education : the French, Scottish, and German Enlightenments
  • The crucible of the directory years
  • Napoleon, or battling the new Cyrus
  • Constant becomes Constant : from the Principles of politics (1806) to The spirit of conquest and usurpation (1814)
  • Politics and religion during the Restoration (1814-1824)
  • The Protestant Bossuet : De la religion in political context (1824-1830)
  • Constant's legacy.