The Closed Commercial State: Perpetual Peace and Commercial Society from Rousseau to Fichte

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Main Details

Title The Closed Commercial State: Perpetual Peace and Commercial Society from Rousseau to Fichte
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Isaac Nakhimovsky
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691148946
ClassificationsDewey:320.101
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 25 July 2011
Publication Country United States

Description

Presents an account of Johann Gottlieb Fichte's Closed Commercial State, a major early nineteenth-century development of Rousseau and Kant's political thought. This book shows how Fichte reformulated Rousseau's constitutional politics and radicalized the economic implications of Kant's social contract theory with his defense of the right to work.

Author Biography

Isaac Nakhimovsky is a junior research fellow at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.

Reviews

"Nakhimovsky's book is rewarding to read. Not only does it give a rich, vivid description of the issues and contending forces at a time when the future of the European nation-state system hung in the balance; it also calls into question some pervasive assumptions about the rise of capitalism."--Michael Rosen, The Nation "The [book] is a fascinating and always judicious account of a world of argument over whether and how European states could pursue economic vitality without destroying themselves and the rest of the world in the process... Nakhimovsky's lucid and engaging book is an invaluable contribution to that project, as well as to the broader study of the history of political and international thought and the contemporary resonances of historical debates."--Jennifer Pitts, Perspectives on Politics