Paul Rahe is a distinguished and prolific historian in the field of intellectual history who ventures with deliberate intent into political philosophy, judging what he sees. His territory is ...

It was brought about in 1789 by the revolutionary teachings of French philosophers namely, Rousseau, Voltaire and Montesquieu. In those days in France, the Clergy enjoyed privileges at the expense of ...

The Social Contract (1762) is a masterpiece of one of the most fascinating of writers. The thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was world-breaking and world-making. His effect on his own age ...

Anne Meyers Cohler, 49, an instructor in the Basic Program in Continuing Education at the University of Chicago, wrote two books on 18th Century political science. She also collaborated on the first ...

Our practices of voting individually by secret ballot make the procedures of collecting and counting votes and certifying election results central to the production of democratic legitimacy. Can those ...

“The sovereign authority being everywhere the same, the same principle should be found in every well-constituted state” (On the Social Contract, III.4). The principle underpinning all forms of ...

BEIJING: During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to France, exchanges between the great Chinese and French civilizations are likely to be a hot topic. At the invitation of President ...