Vindiciae contra tyrannos, or, Concerning the legitimate power of a prince over the people, and of the people over a prince
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Vindiciae contra tyrannos, or, Concerning the legitimate power of a prince over the people, and of the people over a prince
Cambridge University Press, 1994
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Vindiciae contra tyrannos
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Vindiciae contra tyrannos
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Translated from the Latin
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Vindiciae, contra tyrannos was the most infamous of the monarchomach treatises produced during the French wars of religion, and continued to be revered (or execrated) as a key part of the radical canon for well over a century after its publication. It is one of the first attempts to advance a systematic justification, with interlocking secular and religious arguments, of resistance against legitimately constituted political authority. This edition presents the first complete and accurate English translation of the work, a comprehensive apparatus, and an introduction which provides the first detailed analysis of the argument and also reconsiders the much-disputed question of authorship. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars working on the history of political thought and early modern Europe.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- The first question
- The second question
- The third question
- The fourth question.
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