{"product_id":"9780865978256","title":"My Thoughts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides a unique window into the mind of one of the undisputed pioneers of modern thought, the author of the 1748 classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of the Laws\u003c\/i\u003e. From the publication in 1721 of his first masterpiece, \u003ci\u003ePersian Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, until his death in 1755, Montesquieu maintained notebooks in which he wrote and dictated ideas on a wide variety of topics. Some of the contents are early drafts of passages that Montesquieu eventually placed in his published works; others are outlines or early versions of projected works that were ultimately lost, unfinished, or abandoned. These notebooks provide important insights into his views on a broad range of topics, including morality, religion, history, law, economics, finance, science, art, and constitutional liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMontesquieu called these notebooks \u003ci\u003eMes Pensées (My Thoughts)\u003c\/i\u003e, and they appear in their entirety in English for the first time in this Liberty Fund edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor and translator Henry C. Clark provides readers with translations of most of the footnotes contained in the 1991 French edition by Louis Desgraves, while adding new notes, a bibliography, and other aids to understanding the text and translation. These features provide the frame for a revealing portrait of one of the most influential figures of the eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry C. Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is a Visiting Professor in the Political Economy Project at Dartmouth College. He has written two books and numerous articles, mainly on the French and Scottish Enlightenments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberty Fund Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015923319024,"sku":"9780865978256","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865978256_p0.jpg?v=1763836014","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865978256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}