Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson

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Author: L. Ward, Bruce King ISBN: 9781137475053
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: December 4, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: L. Ward, Bruce King
ISBN: 9781137475053
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: December 4, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

The book examines the intersection of two philosophical developments which define define contemporary life in the liberal democratic west, considering how democracy has become the only legitimate and publicly defensible regime, while also considering how modern democracy attempts to solve what Leo Strauss called the "theologico-political problem."

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The book examines the intersection of two philosophical developments which define define contemporary life in the liberal democratic west, considering how democracy has become the only legitimate and publicly defensible regime, while also considering how modern democracy attempts to solve what Leo Strauss called the "theologico-political problem."

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