Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos: Or, Concerning the Legitimate Power of a Prince over the People, and of the People over a Prince (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Revised ed., 1/12/2008
EAN 9780521349871, ISBN10: 0521349877
Paperback, 312 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm
Language: English
The Vindiciae, contra tyrannos was the most infamous of the monarchomach treatises produced during the French wars of religion, and continued to be revered (or execrated) as a key part of the radical canon for well over a century after its publication. It is one of the first attempts to advance a systematic justification, with interlocking secular and religious arguments, of resistance against legitimately constituted political authority. This edition presents the first complete and accurate English translation of the work, a comprehensive apparatus, and an introduction which provides the first detailed analysis of the argument and also reconsiders the much-disputed question of authorship. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars working on the history of political thought and early modern Europe.
Preface
The first question
The second question
The third question
The fourth question.