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.
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第一,第三欄下方提到英文有個詞是independance,顯然是independence。 第二,第五欄中部給瞭英文原文和張雁深、許明龍兩位先生的翻譯,我覺得如果英文是法文的準確翻譯的話,那麼張、許二公或許都理解錯瞭。 英文如下: But, it does not result from this that a religion ...
評分 評分論法的精神,這本書大概770頁,我看瞭大概二十個小時,這本書是孟德斯鳩的代錶作。 個人推薦指數四星,因為這本書影響太大瞭,原本想給五星,但這本書太難啃瞭,讀起來相當艱辛,外加上這是我讀的第一本法律書籍,給我帶來瞭些許睏難。 本書大體從分析瞭共和國和君主專製國不...
評分【按語:孟德斯鳩(Montesquieu 1689-1755)的《論法的精神:或論法律與各類政體、風俗、氣候、宗教、商業等等之間應有的關係,附作者對羅馬繼承法、法蘭西諸法以及封建法的最新研究》的氣質是共和主義的而非民主主義的;從孟德斯鳩和盧梭等人的作品看來,18世紀的法國人似乎缺...
評分【按語:孟德斯鳩(Montesquieu 1689-1755)的《論法的精神:或論法律與各類政體、風俗、氣候、宗教、商業等等之間應有的關係,附作者對羅馬繼承法、法蘭西諸法以及封建法的最新研究》的氣質是共和主義的而非民主主義的;從孟德斯鳩和盧梭等人的作品看來,18世紀的法國人似乎缺...
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評分no much too say. Classic
評分main themes 1、classification of government 2、separation of powers 3、environment and law/social structure 有時間再補充= =
評分no much too say. Classic
評分main themes 1、classification of government 2、separation of powers 3、environment and law/social structure 有時間再補充= =
The Spirit of Laws 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載