Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794), the innovating founder of mathematical thinking in politics, was the last great philosophe of the French Enlightenment and a central figure in the early years of the French Revolution. His political writings give a compelling vision of human progress across world history and express the hopes of that time in the future perfectibility of man. This volume contains a revised translation of 'The Sketch', written while in hiding from the Jacobin Terror, together with lesser-known writings on the emancipation of women, the abolition of slavery, the meanings of freedom and despotism and reflections on revolutionary violence. The introduction by Steven Lukes and Nadia Urbinati sets these works in context and shows why Condorcet is of real interest today as we reinterpret the meaning of Enlightenment, the very idea of progress and the founding ideas of social democracy.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107605393
ISBN-13
9781107605398
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113495570
Product Key Features
Author
Nadia Urbinati
Publication Name
Condorcet: Political Writings
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
262 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ja71
Table of Content
Editors' introduction; Published works by Condorcet; Suggestions for further reading; Principal events in Condorcet's life; Notes on the texts; 1. The Sketch; 2. On slavery; 3. On the emancipation of women; 4. On despotism; 5. On freedom; 6. On revolution; 7. Advice to his daughter and testament; Index.
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
General, Political
Lccn
2012-008350
Dewey Decimal
320.092
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Philosophy, Political Science
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