La presa di partito in filosofia. Sulla lettura althusseriana di Montesquieu

Abstract

Althusser dedicated to Montesquieu's thought his first book. Two aspects make it still interesting to us: the first concerns the new ideas it introduced, the second regards Montesquieu's capacity to simultaneously theorize and take position in the political conflicts of his time. This article examines the second of such aspects: the partisanship in philosophy and the connection between philosophy, science and politico-ideological conflict.