Montesquieu and His Legacy

• Main Author: Kingston, Rebecca E
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Albany State University of New York Press 2008
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: 18th century; Enlightenment; History of ideas; Montesquieu, Charles Louis; Morality; Political institutions; Political philosophy; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Separation of powers; State-society relations

Montesquieu (1689–1755) is regarded as one of the most important thinkers of the Enlightenment. His Lettres persanes and L'Esprit des lois have been read by students and scholars throughout the last two centuries. While many have associated Montesquieu with the doctrine of the "separation...