Randal R Hendrickson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4247384 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Randal R Hendrickson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Randal R |
| FAMILY NAME | Hendrickson |
| SIGNATURE | HENDRICKSON R R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Film Independent |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ordinary Passions and Philosophic Morality: On the Uniqueness of Montesquieu's Commercial Republic
Near the outset of The Spirit of Laws, Montesquieu introduces what he calls the “laws of morality,” enticingly describes these laws as philosophic and self-regarding, and then lets them go missing at length. How do we account for the early disappearance and late return of Montesquieu's moral laws? This article makes the attempt by dwelling on their connection to the human being's natural passions as the philosophe presents it. The Spirit of Laws …
Montesquieu’s (Anti-)Machiavellianism: Ordinary Acquisitiveness in The Spirit of Laws
This article dwells on what ways Montesquieu’s transformative thought can be understood as an adaptation of Machiavelli’s philosophy of aggrandizement. It turns especially on the question of ordinary acquisitiveness, which Montesquieu is glad to find flourishing in a world cured of Machiavellianism. But he is no simple Anti-Machiavel. Joining Machiavelli in excusing worldly acquisitiveness and facing its obstacles, Montesquieu departs from his pr…
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Montesquieu’s (Anti-)Machiavellianism: Ordinary Acquisitiveness in The Spirit of Laws
This article dwells on what ways Montesquieu’s transformative thought can be understood as an adaptation of Machiavelli’s philosophy of aggrandizement. It turns especially on the question of ordinary acquisitiveness, which Montesquieu is glad to find flourishing in a world cured of Machiavellianism. But he is no simple Anti-Machiavel. Joining Machiavelli in excusing worldly acquisitiveness and facing its obstacles, Montesquieu departs from his pr…
Ordinary Passions and Philosophic Morality: On the Uniqueness of Montesquieu's Commercial Republic
Near the outset of The Spirit of Laws, Montesquieu introduces what he calls the “laws of morality,” enticingly describes these laws as philosophic and self-regarding, and then lets them go missing at length. How do we account for the early disappearance and late return of Montesquieu's moral laws? This article makes the attempt by dwelling on their connection to the human being's natural passions as the philosophe presents it. The Spirit of Laws …
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political Theory and Influence (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 works) · Environmental ethics (1 works) · European Political History Analysis (1 works) · Flourishing (1 works) · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (1 works) · Humanity (1 works) · Law (1 works)