Liberal Values (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521898256)

Professor Rosenblatt presents a study of Benjamin Constant's intellectual development into a founding father of modern liberalism, through a careful analysis of his evolving views on religion. Constant's life spanned the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise and rule, and the Bourbon Restoration. Rosenblatt analyzes Constant's key role in many of this era's heated debates over the role of religion in politics, and in doing so, exposes and addresses many misconceptions that have long reigned about Constant and his period. In particular, Rosenblatt sheds light on Constant's major, yet much-neglected work, De La Religion. Given that the role of religion is, once again, center-stage in our political, philosophical and historical arenas, Liberal Values constitutes a major revision of our understanding of the origins of modern liberalism.

Author: Helena Rosenblatt
ISBN-10: 0521898250
ISBN-13: 9780521898256
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2008
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2009