De l'esprit des lois vs The myth of the state: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: État, State, The State, Political science, Philosophy
De l'esprit des lois
Nouv. éd., revue sur les meilleurs textes, suivie De la défense de l'esprit des lois par l'autheur
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The myth of the state
"The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is one of the landmarks of twentieth century philosophy. Drawing from the influential work of Wilhelm Dilthey, it transformed neo-Kantianism into a new robust philosophy of culture. The…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The myth of the state is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for De l'esprit des lois.
- De l'esprit des lois has the widest readership — 5480 ratings behind its score.
- De l'esprit des lois runs the darker storyline; The myth of the state stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| De l'esprit des lois | The myth of the state | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (5480) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| De l'esprit des lois | The myth of the state | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5480 | 1 |
| Editions | 121 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 13668 | — |
| Reading it now | 780 | — |
| Written reviews | 187 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3050 | — |
| Pages | 445 | 303 |