Enlightening Revolutions: Essays in Honor of Ralph LernerSvetozar Minkov, Stéphane Douard The essays collected in this volume make a serious, enlightened contribution to the history of political philosophy. While offering striking new interpretations of crucial texts and events in the history of the West, they illuminate fundamental questions of politics, religion, and philosophy. |
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