Civilization and Self-Government

Filippo Sabetti is professor of political science at McGill University.

To all who are devoted to developing a firm intellectual foundation for the design of self-governing societies, I strongly recommend Filippo Sabetti's new book on the political thought of Carlo Cattaneo. Most of us want to support civilizations that are foundational for democracy, but Cattaneo recognized the deep challenges. Sabetti helps the modern reader take hold of the past so as to improve the future.

• 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS2 Abbreviations of Cattaneo's Collected Works3 AcknowledgmentsPart 4 1: IntroductionChapter 5 1: Concerns for a New Epoch6 Cattaneo's Standing in Intellectual Life7 A New Science of Politics for a New Age8 The Paradigmatic Significance of Cattaneo9 The Scope of This Inquiry10 NotesChapter 11 2: The Making of a Public Intellectual12 The Years of Apprenticeship13 The Influence of Romagnosi14 Similarities and Differences15 The Years as a Journeyman16 Conclusion17 NotesPart 18 2: IncivilimentoChapter 19 3: Taking Hold of the Past20 Point of Departure21 Rethinking "Nosce Te Ipsum"22 Human Thought23 Intelligibility across Systems of Thought24 Man in Nature25 Man in Society and Himself26 Accumulation of Knowledge and Human Capacities27 Empirical Sources28 Conclusion29 NotesChapter 30 4: Civil Orders31 Self-Recognition32 Language33 Shared Understanding34 "Associated Minds"35 "Convivenza"36 Multiple Communities37 Family38 Kinship39 The Commune as a Society of Neighbors40 The Economy of Communal Life41 Conclusion42 NotesChapter 43 5: Diversity and Progress44 Civilization45 Civilization as the Progress of Humanity46 Dating the Civilizing Process47 Features of Civilizational Life48 Impediments to Progress49 Civilization as the Progress of Europe50 Conclusion51 NotesPart 52 3: Self-GovernmentChapter 53 6: Reorienting the Struggle54 Sources of Inspiration55 What Could Be Learned from the Americans?56 "Conspiracy in Broad Daylight"57 Building a New Cognitive Map58 Removing Sources of Disorientation59 Self- and Joint-Mastery60 Conclusion61 NotesChapter 62 7: Popular Self-Government63 Liberty and Self-Governance64 Federalist Principles65 Uncovering Institutions of Self-Governance66 Local Foundations67 Historical Legacy68 General Conditions69 Conclusion70 NotesChapter 71 8: Public Economy72 Agriculture and Commerce73 Reason, Emancipation, and Moral Judgment74 Why Commerce Matters More Than Agriculture75 Overcoming "Jealousy of Trade"76 Fear of Trade Misplaced77 Competition, Division of Labor, and Capital78 Division of Labor: Diversity not Inequality79 Protectionism Rejected80 Nationality and Commerce81 Prospects of Free Trade82 Forging New Capabilities83 Public Relief84 Public and Private Entrepreneurship85 Labor Contracts86 Workers' Organizations87 Conclusion88 NotesPart 89 4: ConclusionChapter 90 9. Pioneering a Public Science without a Name91 A Public Science for the Future92 Civilizational Analysis93 Addressing Self-Governance Puzzles94 References95 Index