HY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Montesquieu, The Federalist Papers, Immanuel Kant
29 Jan 2018
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Importance of individual autonomy: criticism of traditional autonomy, liberal education. Collecting and classifying knowledge: the encyclopedia and the emergence of modern social sciences. Criticism of traditional authority: organized religion, despotic rule, social inequality, economic inefficiency. Popularization: responsibility to the public and to reform; the business of the enlightenment and new forms of sociability. Baron de montesquieu (1689-1755: spirit of the laws (1748, separation of powers and the federalist papers. Editors diderot a(cid:374)d d"ale(cid:373)(cid:271)ert, (cid:373)ore tha(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:1004) (cid:272)o(cid:374)tri(cid:271)utors. Voltaire (1694-1778: letters on the english (1734) Cesare beccarie (1738-1794: on crimes and punishments (1764) Adam smith (1723-1790: theory of moral sentiments (1759, wealth of nations (1770)
