John Selden and the Western Political Tradition

John Selden and the Western Political Tradition

Haivry, Ofir

Cambridge University Press

01/2021

532

Mole

Inglês

9781108978125

15 a 20 dias

776

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Preface; 1. Introduction: 'Glory of the English nation' - the life, works and ideas of John Selden; 2. Selden and the early modern crisis of knowledge and obligation; 3. Selden and the early modern dispute about the foundations of political order; 4. Law 'fitted to the genius of the nation': Selden's theory of national tradition in law and politics; 5. Selden and the 'universal philosophy of morals' drawn from the Hebrew tradition; 6. A 'single sword': Selden's theory of religion and state; 7. Conclusion: John Selden and the tradition of historical constitutionalism; Sources.