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De la limbajul absolutist la limbajul moderat: receptarea lui Montesquieu în România interbelică şi postcomunistă
From the absolutist language to the moderate one: the understanding of Montesquieu in inter-war and post-communist Romania
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Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze the Romanian studies, in postcommunism and inter-war period, upon Montesquieu, more specifically upon his writting, De l’esprit des lois. In order to understand and to create a Romanian tradition of liberalism, one needs to begin from its origins. Montesquieu crea... view more
The aim of this paper is to analyze the Romanian studies, in postcommunism and inter-war period, upon Montesquieu, more specifically upon his writting, De l’esprit des lois. In order to understand and to create a Romanian tradition of liberalism, one needs to begin from its origins. Montesquieu created a new language, different from that of his predecessors, a moderate one. He used the philosophic reason as an instrument of inquiry. It is said that one cannot understand a philosopher unless one thinks in his terms. Do the Romanian studies upon Montesquieu use this instrument, the philosophic reason? If they used it, they would be able to clarify Montesquieu's writtings and to understand the moderate language of liberalism. It is from this perspective that this paper will analyze the Romanian studies, out of which only two are academic.... view less
Keywords
Romania; peace time; post-communist society; Montesquieu; language; philosophy; reason; liberalism
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 891-901
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 5 (2005) 4
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0