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

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

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MODERN DEMOCRACY AND THE THEOLOGICAL-POLITICAL PROBLEM IN SPINOZA, ROUSSEAU, AND JEFFERSON

Re c over i ng P olitical P hil osoph y Published by Palgrave Macmillan:

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10.1057/9781137475053 - Modern Democracy and the Theological-Political Problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson, Lee Ward

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MODERN DEMOCRACY AND THE THEOLOGICAL-POLITICAL PROBLEM IN SPINOZA, ROUSSEAU, AND JEFFERSON

modern democracy and the theological-political problem in spinoza, rousseau, and jefferson

Copyright © Lee Ward, 2014. First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—­a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–47504–6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ward, Lee, 1970–    Modern democracy and the theological-political problem in Spinoza, Rousseau, and Jefferson / by Lee Ward.     pages cm.—(Recovering political philosophy)    Includes bibliographical references and index.    ISBN 978–1–137–47504–6 (hardback)    1. Democracy. 2. Religion and politics. I. Title. JC421.W37 2014 321.8—dc23

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