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	Podcast:		The Partially Examined Life
	Episode:		Ep. 239: Montesquieu Invents Political Science (Part One)
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:45:04
	Publish Date:		2020-03-23 13:32:47
	Description:		On The Spirit of the Laws (1748) by Charles Louis de Secondat, aka Baron de Montesquieu. What keeps a society functioning? Montesquieu, though of course not the first political philosopher, was perhaps the first to systematically explore correlations between characteristics of a government, its people, its climate, dominant industries, religion, and other factors. Some of his ideas directly influenced the American Constitution, and some of them are very very weird. Don't wait for part two; get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now! Please support PEL! Sponsor: Visit TheGreatCoursesPLUS.com/PEL for a free trial of unlimited learning at $10/month w/ a quarterly plan.
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