Sir Robert Filmer And English Political Thought

Author : James Daly
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442638036
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sir Robert Filmer and English Political Thought written by James Daly and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1979-12-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) was a defender of 'the Natural Power of Kings against the Unnatural Liberty of the People.' His doctrine of omnicompetent sovereignty had little influence on the thought and political debates of his time, for none of his writings was published until the last few years of his life; but it came under scrutiny later in the century, particularly during the exclusion crisis and in the political writings of John Locke. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of his thought, its context, and its place in English political thought as a whole. Daly examines Filmer's publishing career, his relation to contemporary writers and critics, and the chief sources on which he drew. The book thus provides the background for a study of Filmer's theory of sovereignty, its voluntarist concept of law, its rejection of prescription, fundamental law, and non-monarchical forms of government, and its insistence that monarchy be not only absolute, but arbitrary as well. Analysing Filmer's interpretation of Adam's (and all kings') 'fatherly power,' here described as 'legal patriarchalism,' Daly shows it to be very different from most contemporary thought. In comparing Filmer's thought with that of other royalists and the positions taken by his critics, notably Edward Gee, James Tyrrell, Algernon Sidney, and of course Locke, he shows it to be strikingly original, almost revolutionary, and frequently distorted by those who dealt with it.

Author : Cesare Cuttica
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1784992283
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sir Robert Filmer (1588–1653) and the patriotic monarch written by Cesare Cuttica and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, now available in paperback, studies the patriarchalist theories of Sir Robert Filmer (1588–1653) in the context of early modern English and European political cultures. Making use of unexplored primary material and adopting an innovative contextual approach, Cuttica provides a long-overdue account of an often referred-to but largely misunderstood thinker. By focusing on Filmer’s most important writing, Patriarcha (written in the 1620s–30s but published in 1680), this monograph rethinks some crucial issues in the reading of political history in the seventeenth century. Most importantly, it invites new reflections on the theory of patriarchalism and gives novel insights into the place of patriotism in the development of English political discourse and identity. Thanks to its originality in both approach and content, this volume will be of interest to historians of early modern England as well as scholars of political thought.

Author : Cesare Cuttica
Publisher : Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
ISBN 13 : 9780719099182
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) and the Patriotic Monarch written by Cesare Cuttica and published by Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. This book was released on 2015 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the patriarchalist theories of Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) in the context of early modern English and European political cultures. Making use of unexplored primary material and adopting an innovative contextual approach, Cuttica provides a long-overdue account of an often referred-to but largely misunderstood thinker. By focusing on Filmer's most important writing, Patriarcha (written in the 1620s-30s but published in 1680), this monograph rethinks some crucial issues in the reading of political history in the seventeenth century. Most importantly, it invites new reflections on the theory of patriarchalism and gives novel insights into the place of patriotism in the development of English political discourse and identity. Departing from the scholarly mainstream, Cuttica casts light on the following decisive questions: who was the 'real biographical' Filmer? What do we know about the much commented upon but scarcely studied Patriarcha? What reasons urged Sir Robert to compose his writings? What targets did he choose to attack and why? What made Filmer similar or different from other monarchist thinkers in the Caroline reign? Why did Patriarcha find a vast audience in the 1680s? What is the political and argumentative value of patriarchalism? Did Filmer exclusively discuss political issues or did he formulate concepts on other relevant subjects debated within the republic of letters? Thanks to its originality in both approach and content, this volume will be of interest to historians of early modern England; scholars of political thought; political scientists; gender theorists; graduate, postgraduate and post-doctoral researchers in intellectual history and the aforementioned disciplines.

Author : Robert Filmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patriarcha; Or, The Natural Power of Kings written by Robert Filmer and published by . This book was released on 1685 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John William Robbins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 812 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Political Thought of Sir Robert Filmer written by John William Robbins and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Filmer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135150049X
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patriarcha and Other Political Works written by Robert Filmer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Filmer's prime assumption is that the Bible contains the entire truth about the nature of the world and the nature of society. Along with details of recorded history from the beginning to the death of the Apostles, the Bible also includes the laws that would govern history from that time to the end of the world. This central assumption was shared by nearly every member of Tory Christendom in England in the seventeenth century. In the same way, Filmer holds that it is impossible for a people to escape political anarchy once it is assumed that all individuals are independent and equal. It is also impossible for people to escape from collectivism, if it is granted that everyone has a moral right to an equal share of the gifts of nature. In explaining why Filmer remains both important and influential, Laslett argues that his reputation owes a great deal to the fortuitous circumstances of the time at which his works were resuscitated. His work passed almost unnoticed when it was first issued. Only the position of the Tory party gave his views prominence. The value of Patriarcha as a historical document consists primarily in its revelation of the strength and persistence in European culture of the patriarchal attitude to political problems. The opening essay by Laslett offers a brilliant analysis of late seventeenth-century English politics and philosophy. Long unavailable, this is a masterpiece of religious conservatism that still registers in debates at present.

Author : Stella Margaret Edith Trood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The political thought of Sir Robert Filmer and his royalist contemporaries written by Stella Margaret Edith Trood and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Filmer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316583481
Total Pages : 380 pages
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Download or read book Filmer: 'Patriarcha' and Other Writings written by Robert Filmer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-02-21 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In seventeenth-century England, patriarchalist thinking shaped English ideas not only about the family but also about society and the state. Many thinkers argued that the state should be seen as a family, and that the king held the powers of a father over his subjects. The classic texts of patriarchal political thinking were written by Sir Robert Filmer (1588–1653), one of the most acute defenders of absolute monarchy. In addition to presenting his own patriarchalist theory, Filmer's works contain incisive attacks on democratic thinking and on the notion that political obligation stems from a contract between ruler and ruled. His political works are here edited from the original manuscript and printed sources, with an introduction which locates Filmer's ideas in their historical and ideological contexts. These texts - to which John Locke replied in his influential Two Treatises of Government - provide highly important documents for the understanding of political and social ideas at a decisive stage in the development of English attitudes.

Author : Gordon Joel Schochet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert Filmer and His Critics written by Gordon Joel Schochet and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Locke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Two Treatises of Government written by John Locke and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This analysis of all of Locke's publications quickly became established as the standard edition of the Treatises as well as a work of political theory in its own right.