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Liberal values : Benjamin Constant and the politics of religion /

Professor 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. Constant's life spanned the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise and rule,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosenblatt, Helena, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Colección:Ideas in context ; 92.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Professor 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. Constant's life spanned the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise and rule, and the Bourbon Restoration. Rosenblatt analyzes Constant's key role in many of this era's heated debates over the role of religion in politics, and in doing so, exposes and addresses many misconceptions that have long reigned about Constant and his period. In particular, Rosenblatt sheds light on Constant's major, yet much-neglected work, De La Religion. Given that the role of religion is, once again, center-stage in our political, philosophical and historical arenas, Liberal Values constitutes a major revision of our understanding of the origins of modern liberalism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 275 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0511437714
9780511437717
9780511438387
0511438389
9780511490729
0511490720