The Spirit of Laws

出版者:Prometheus Books

作者:Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu

页数:684

出版时间:2002

价格:USD 17.98

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781573929493

丛书系列:Great Books in Philosophy

图书标签:法理宪政哲学theorypoliticalScienceMontesquieu

The Spirit of Laws is one of the most influential books of all time. This masterpiece of political philosophy was widely read throughout Europe, attracted an especially enthusiastic readership in England, and had a profound effect on the framers of the American Constitution. Montesquieu (1689-1755), already famous and controversial through his Persian Letters, a work of his youth in which he humorously satirized the foibles of French society, turned in his later years to this serious treatise on the nature of law. But though the subject itself was profound, this gravitas did not inhibit the famous Montesquieu wit. Master of the pithy bon mot, he managed to survey a great deal of political and philosophical territory while keeping his readers charmed with memorable and artfully turned phrases. "Liberty," he says, "consists in the ability to do what one ought to desire and in not being forced to do what one ought not to desire." Concerning the unpopularity of the English in France, he says it is due to their arrogance, which is such that even in peace "they seem to negotiate with none but enemies."

The scope of this masterful work is truly prodigious. Montesquieu explores the essentials of good government; compares and contrasts despotism, monarchy, and democracy; and discusses the factors that lead to corruption of governments. Among the many other topics considered are education of the citizenry, crime and punishment, abuse of power and of liberty, individual rights, taxation, slavery, the role of women, the influence of climate on the temper of a people and their form of government, commerce, religion, and a host of additional subjects.

The Spirit of Laws is essential and genuinely enjoyable reading for anyone interested in the development of democracy.

读后感

第一，第三栏下方提到英文有个词是independance，显然是independence。 第二，第五栏中部给了英文原文和张雁深、许明龙两位先生的翻译，我觉得如果英文是法文的准确翻译的话，那么张、许二公或许都理解错了。 英文如下： But, it does not result from this that a religion ...  

坦言之，这本“巨”著尚只读了一半，一因时间，二因对于这部大头之书有些敬意，其中注释丰厚，又涉及几种政体的分析对比，兼夹杂对古罗马的历史解读，所以每次看下来都要花费些心力去思考，阅读效率并不高。同时，由于我一贯喜欢摘抄的习惯，不愿错过孟德斯鸠对于各种政体各个...  

首先声明，本书是个缩译的版本，不完全。我去年读了，一直没有时间整理写在书头的笔记，现在整理了，摘录几句书中的话。 ---------------------------------------------------- 从哲学上讲，使君主政治的各个部分运转的，是一种虚假的荣誉…… 荣誉要求贵族所做的，莫过于...  

用户评价

no much too say. Classic

main themes 1、classification of government 2、separation of powers 3、environment and law/social structure 有时间再补充= =

no much too say. Classic

main themes 1、classification of government 2、separation of powers 3、environment and law/social structure 有时间再补充= =

main themes 1、classification of government 2、separation of powers 3、environment and law/social structure 有时间再补充= =