Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

党派の徳－18世紀の女性の政治思想における包摂の政治
Bol, Geertje J., Partisan Virtue: The Politics of Inclusion in Eighteenth-Century Women's Political Thought. 192 pp. 2026:7 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <765-748>
ISBN 978-0-19-898934-9 hard ¥27,200.- (税込) GB￡ 88.00

Historians of political thought interested in partisanship have long privileged the perspective of male canonical thinkers. Scholars have turned to Thucydides and Plato for insights on stasis, Aristotle on civic friendship, Niccolo Machiavelli on tumults, David Hume and Edmund Burke on political parties, and The Federalist on faction. Even political theorists who are primarily concerned with contemporary theories of partisanship often turn to these "usual suspects" to strengthen their otherwise largely non-historical arguments. Yet this narrow focus on canonical men has led scholars to neglect an important if counterintuitive perspective on partisanship which we find in the political thought of eighteenth-century women, for whom partisanship offered an unexpected but essential means to political inclusion. Partisan Virtue focuses on two such women political thinkers from opposite ends of the political spectrum: the Tory conservative and early feminist Mary Astell and the historian and radical republican Catharine Macaulay. Their identity as women and partisans placed them on the margins of politics--neither fully excluded nor included. As women, they were not allowed to hold public office or cast votes. Yet they were nonetheless partisans who belonged to a political group and intervened in the principal debates of their time. This marginal position enabled Astell and Macaulay to appreciate both the benefits of partisanship as a mechanism of political inclusion for those formally excluded from politics--a mechanism their male contemporaries ignored--and the dangers of the political virtues these men advocated to bridle partisanship. The book argues that the approach to political ethics that emerges from Astell and Macaulay's works should be of continuing interest to contemporary political theorists. Not only does it speak more satisfactorily to current political concerns about polarisation and echo chambers, but theirs is a far more inclusive kind of partisanship than the one offered by their male contemporaries and present-day scholars. It does not ask of people on the margins to get rid of their anger, indignation, or righteousness, before becoming partisans. Instead, Astell and Macaulay embrace these features, and recognise that partisanship, when done right, is precisely the vehicle for the political inclusion of those on the margins.

Plutarch, Selected Political Writings. Tr. by L. Sawyer. Ed. by R. Kingston. (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) 378 pp. 2026:8 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <765-750>
ISBN 978-1-108-42503-2 hard ¥15,455.- (税込) GB￡ 50.00
ISBN 978-1-108-43996-1 paper ¥6,796.- (税込) GB￡ 21.99

Bringing together new and accessible translations of texts from Plutarch's Lives and the Moralia, this volume demonstrates Plutarch's enduring importance in the history of political thought. The texts selected include the essays 'Beasts are Rational' and 'How to Profit from Enemies', which were taken up by key theorists including Hobbes and Rousseau, alongside full translations of lesser-known works including 'Life of Phocion', 'On Women's Courage' and 'Advice on the Conduct of Politics' which inspired numerous political actors and writers throughout Europe. With an introductory essay, explanatory notes on the translation and bibliography, the volume offers fresh insights for readers seeking an understanding of Plutarch's work and its continued influence and relevance for politics.

C.トマジウスによる国法と政治学
Schroeder, Peter (Hrsg.), Staatsrecht und Politik bei Christian Thomasius. (Staatsverstaendnisse 188) 218 S. 2025:11 (Nomos, GW) <765-492>
ISBN 978-3-7560-0268-9 paper ¥15,640.- (税込) EUR 59.00

Der Jurist und Philosoph Christian Thomasius (1655?1728) ist einer der praegenden Autoren der deutschen Aufklaerung, deren Anfaenge ohne sein Werk kaum denkbar gewesen waeren. Sein Staatsverstaendnis ist gepraegt durch die Konstellation des fuerstlichen Territorialstaates im Alten Reich nach dem Westfaelischen Frieden von 1648 sowie von der anhaltenden Auseinandersetzung ueber das Verhaeltnis von Kirche und Staat. Insofern ist Thomasius’ Staatsverstaendnis von ganz anderen und uns fremden Voraussetzungen gepraegt. Und doch finden sich bei Thomasius ein intellektueller Habitus und ein Selbstverstaendnis der Philosophie, dem ein Wissenschaftsanspruch auf Verifizierbarkeit zugrunde liegt, der auch heute noch als massgeblich gilt. Mit Beitraegen von Thomas Ahnert Andreas Blank Martin Kuehnel Mikkel Munthe Jensen Katerina Mihaylova Ere Nokkala Alexander Schmidt Dietrich Schotte Peter Schroeder

D.Carrithers他編　モンテスキューとその世界－書簡選集
Carrithers, David / Stewart, Phillip, Montesquieu and His World: Selected Correspondence. 225 pp. 2026:8 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <765-14>
ISBN 978-1-009-74608-3 hard ¥21,637.- (税込) GB￡ 70.00
ISBN 978-1-009-78039-1 paper ¥6,800.- (税込) GB￡ 22.00

Montesquieu is among the most important figures in the history of political thought, yet his published writings reveal next to nothing regarding his personal life. This volume provides the first English translations of letters revealing the character, lifestyle, and ambitions of this titled aristocrat, landowner, feudal lord, wine producer, and influential author. The letters chosen include intimate details regarding his marriage, family life, dalliances, and literary ambitions alongside frank assessments of French and European politics, warfare, and religion that would have aroused government censors if made public. We learn how eagerly Montesquieu sought entry into Parisian social circles after publishing his Persian Letters (1721), and we see how greatly he valued friendships with Parisian women whose influence at court could protect writers criticizing the existing order. In sum, the letters translated for this volume provide crucial context for his published work, illuminating how his life experiences shaped his worldview.

Blitz, Mark, Aristotle's Political Philosophy: An Inquiry Into the "Nicomachean Ethics," "Politics," and "Rhetoric". 198 pp. 2026:4 (U. Notre Dame Pr., US) <765-15>
ISBN 978-0-268-21098-4 hard ¥9,020.- (税込) US$ 40.00

Aristotle's Political Philosophy offers a concise and accessible overview of Aristotle's political thought in his Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, and Rhetoric.Aristotle's writings on politics are known for their legendary complexity and contradictions. In Aristotle's Political Philosophy, renowned scholar Mark Blitz draws connections between the Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, and Rhetoric to explain how these texts relate and interact with each other. Throughout the book, Blitz examines the foundations of political action, devoting special attention to Aristotle's understanding of virtue, justice, slavery, education, friendship, statesmanship, and speech. In doing so, Blitz clarifies the central ethical and political concepts presented throughout these works to articulate how these texts, together, advance a coherent political philosophy.After offering a comprehensive analysis of Aristotle's political thought, Blitz ultimately argues that Aristotelian philosophy remains fundamental for understanding modern political opinions, practices, and institutions.