While Montesquieu's discussion of lot in the Spirit of the Laws is
remarkable for its historical insight, it is rigor of argument that
stands out in Rousseau's Social Contract. Indeed, Rousseau himself
regarded Montesquieu's account of the democratic properties of lot
as poorly argued, though basically sound. His own account,
however, for all its subtlety and impeccable logic, owed more to the
idiosyncratic definitions and principles laid down in the Social
Contract than to historical analysis. It might be pointed out that,
given its complexity, the precise reasoning by which Rousseau
linked lot to democracy probably exercised only the most limited
influence on political actors. That may well be so, but the important
points lie elsewhere..
While Montesquieu's discussion of lot in the Spirit of the Laws is
remarkable for its historical insight, it is rigor of argument that
stands out in Rousseau's Social Contract. Indeed, Rousseau himself
regarded Montesquieu's account of the democratic properties of lot
as poorly argued, though basically sound. His own account,
however, for all its subtlety and impeccable logic, owed more to the
idiosyncratic definitions and principles laid down in the Social
Contract than to historical analysis. It might be pointed out that,
given its complexity, the precise reasoning by which Rousseau
linked lot to democracy probably exercised only the most limited
influence on political actors. That may well be so, but the important
points lie elsewhere..
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