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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965276903321

Autore

Althusius Johannes <1557-1638.>

Titolo

Politica / / Johannes Althusius ; an abridged translation of Politics methodically set forth, and illustrated with sacred and profane examples ; edited and translated, with an introduction, by Frederick S. Carney ; foreword by Daniel J. Elazar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis : , : Liberty Fund, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

1-61487-768-8

1-4619-3352-8

Edizione

[A Liberty classics ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (lxi, 238 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

CarneyFrederick S. <1924-2009.>

Disciplina

321.02

Soggetti

Political science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation originally published: Politics. Boston : Beacon Press, c1964. With new foreword and other changes in accompanying matter.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Johannes Althusius, Politica ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. vii ""; ""Translator's Introduction, p. ix ""; ""Althusius' Grand Design for a Federal Commonwealth, p. xxxv ""; ""Althusius' Literary Sources Referred to in This Translation, p. xlvii ""; ""Note on the Liberty Fund Edition, p. lxi ""; ""Original Title Page ""; ""Preface to the First Edition (1603), p. 3 ""; ""Preface to the Third Edition (1614), p. 11 ""; ""I. The General Elements of Politics, p. 17 ""; ""II-III. The Family, p. 27 ""; ""IV. The Collegium, p. 33 ""

""V-VI. The City, p. 39 "" ""VII-VIII. The Province, p. 51 ""; ""IX. Political Sovereignty and Ecclesiastical Communication, p. 66 ""; ""X-XVII. Secular Communication, p. 79 ""; ""XVIII. The Ephors and Their Duties, p. 92 ""; ""XIX-XX. The Constituting of the Supreme Magistrate, p. 120 ""; ""XXI-XXVII. Political Prudence in the Administration of the Commonwealth, p. 135 ""; ""XXVIII. Ecclesiastical Administration, p. 159 ""; ""XXIX-XXXVII. Secular Administration, p. 175 ""; ""XXXVIII. Tyranny and Its Remedies, p. 191 ""; ""XXXIX. Types of Supreme Magistrate, p. 201 ""

""Collation of This Translation with the 1614 Edition, p. 209 """"The



Writings of Johannes Althusius, p. 213  ""; ""Select Bibliography, p. 219 ""; ""Index, p. 223 ""

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing deeply from Aristotle and biblical teaching, Politica presents a unique vision of the commonwealth as a harmonious ordering of natural associations. According to Althusius, the purpose of the state is to protect and encourage social life. The family is the most natural of human associations, and all other unions derive from it. Power and authority properly grow from more local to more general associations. Johannes Althusius (1557-1638) was a German political and legal philosopher. Frederick S. Carney was Professor Emeritus of Ethics at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Daniel J. Elazar was Director of the Center for the Study of Federalism at Temple University and Professor of Political Science at Temple and at Bar Ilan University in Israel. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon , Barnes and Noble , and iTunes .