George Lawson''s ''Politica'' and the English Revolution

Klappentext The first full account! analysis and subsequent history of George Lawson's Politica! 1660 89. Zusammenfassung This is the first full account, analysis and subsequent history of George Lawson's Politica, 1660–89. For long accepted as a significant figure, through his criticism of Hobbes and his possible influence on Locke, Lawson has never been studied in depth, nor has his biography been previously established. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Texts used and a concordance for the 'Politica'; List of abbreviations; Part I. Historiographical and Biographical Preliminaries: 1. Historiography; 2. Biography; Part II. An Exposition of Lawson's Politica: 3. God and human society; 4. Community and political power; 5. The keys; 6. The limits of subjection; Part III. An Examination of the Politica: 7. Providence and rhetoric; 8. Community, representation and consent; 9. Settlement and resistance; 10. From Civil War to settlement; Part IV. The Fate of the Politica from the Settlement to the Glorious Revolution: 11. Lawson and Baxter; 12. Lawson and Hunfrey; 13. The Politica and the allegiance controversy; 14. Aftermath; Part V. Conclusion: 15. Between Hobbes and Locke; 16. Theory and historiography; Index.

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• Authors: Conal Condren
• Assisted by: Anthony Fletcher (Editor), John Guy (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.08.2002
• EAN: 9780521522380
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52238-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Mod
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education