Crown under Law: Richard Hooker, John Locke, and the Ascent of Modern Constitutionalism - Rilegato

Rosenthal, Alexander S.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0739124137 ISBN 13: 9780739124130

Casa editrice: Lexington Books, 2008

Riassunto

Crown under Law is an account of how and why the constitutional idea arose in early modern England. The book focuses on two figures_Richard Hooker and John Locke. Rosenthal represents Hooker as a transitional figure who follows in the medieval natural law tradition even while laying the groundwork for Locke's political thought. The book challenges the influential interpretation of Locke by Leo Strauss (who saw Locke as a radical modernist) by illustrating the lines of continuity between Locke's argument in the Two Treatises of Government and the earlier political tradition represented by Hooker. By illustrating the often distinctive manner in which Hooker addressed the great questions, and how he powerfully affected later developments such as Locke's conception of the state, Rosenthal's Crown under Law establishes the important place of Richard Hooker in the history of political thought.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Alexander S. Rosenthal is a lecturer on political theory at Johns Hopkins University's Advanced Academic Programs in Government.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Lexington Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0739124137
• ISBN 13: 9780739124130
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 325