Montesquieu and His Legacy Book

Introduction Rebecca E. Kingston Kingston, Rebecca E. 1

1 What Montesquieu Taught: "Perfection Does Not Concern Men or Things Universally" Michael Mosher Mosher, Michael 7

Pt. I Morals and Manners in the Work of Montesquieu

2 Morals and Manners in Montesquieu's Analysis of the British System of Liberty Cecil Patrick Courtney Courtney, Cecil Patrick 31

3 Honor, Interest, Virtue: The Affective Foundations of the Political in The Spirit of Laws Celine Spector Spector, Celine 49

4 On the Proper Use of the Stick: The Spirit of Laws and the Chinese Empire Catherine Volpilhac-Auger Volpilhac-Auger, Catherine 81

5 Montesquieu on Power: Beyond Checks and Balances Brian C. J. Singer Singer, Brian C. J. 97

Pt. II Montesquieu's Legacy in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Political Thought

6 Montesquieu's Constitutional Legacies Jacob T. Levy Levy, Jacob T. 115

7 Montesquieu's Humanite and Rousseau's Pitie Clifford Orwin Orwin, Clifford 139

8 Montesquieu and Tocqueville as Philosophical Historians: Liberty, Determinism, and the Prospects for Freedom David W. Carrithers Carrithers, David W. 149

9 Montesquieu and the Scottish Enlightenment James Moore Moore, James 179

Pt. III Montesquieu and Comparative Constitutional Law

10 Montesquieu and the Renaissance of Comparative Public Law Ran Hirschl Ran, Hirschl 199

11 Free Speech and The Spirit of Laws in Canada and the United States: A Test of Montesquieu's Approach to Comparative Law Stephen L. Newman Newman, Stephen L. 221

Pt. IV Montesquieu and Modern Liberalisms

12 Montesquieu's Persian Letters: A Timely Classic Fred Dallmayr Dallmayr, Fred 239

13 Montesquieu and Us Jean Ehrard Ehrard, Jean259

14 Montesquieu and the Future of Liberalism Ronald F. Thiemann Thiemann, Ronald F. 271

15 Montesquieu and Liberalism: The Question of Pluralism Catherine Larrere Larrere, Catherine 279

Bibliography 303

Contributors 323

Index 329