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Auteur(s) : Singer, Brian C. J. (1951)
Titre(s) : Montesquieu and the discovery of the social [Texte imprimé] / Brian C.J. Singer
Publication : Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Description matérielle : xxviii, 296 pages ; 23 cm
Comprend : The question concerning laws ; Power, law and the three regimes : political bonds
; The spirit of the three regimes : social bonds ; The general spirit, moeurs, manners
and the English regime ; Conclusion : speaking of the social.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290) and index
Montesquieu has often been considered the first social theorist. Today, when a number
of authors have pronounced 'the end of the social', it is time to reconsider its beginnings.
What did it mean to 'discover the social'? What did it allow one to say that could
not previously be said? What sorts of epistemological moves were required in order
for this discovery to become possible? This book responds to these questions with
a wide-ranging, original interpretation of The Spirit of the Laws. It demonstrates
that Montesquieu provides several different senses and usages of the social, each
of which builds on the others. The result is a 'divided concept' that challenges later,
more simplistic understandings, and allows him to illuminate a number of the fractures
central to our modernity. The last chapter brings the discussion forward, and asks
what can be retrieved from Montesquieu in order to confront the present crisis of
the social and its associated disciplines
Sujet(s) : Montesquieu (1689-1755). L'esprit des lois
Sciences sociales
Science politique
Loi (philosophie)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781137027696. - ISBN 113702769X
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43564462m
Notice n° :
FRBNF43564462
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