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Political Philosophy Of Immanuel Kant
The political philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) favoured a classical republican approach. In '' Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch'' (1795), Kant listed several conditions that he thought necessary for ending wars and creating a lasting peace. They included a world of constitutional republics by establishment of political community. His classical republican theory was extended in ''Doctrine of Right'' (1797), the first part of ''Metaphysics of Morals''. At the end of the 20th century Kant's political philosophy had been enjoying a remarkable renaissance in English-speaking countries with more major studies in a few years than had appeared in the preceding many decades. Overview Kant's most significant contribution to political philosophy and the philosophy of law is the doctrine of ''Rechtsstaat''. According to this doctrine, the power of the state is limited in order to protect citizens from the arbitrary exercise of authority. The ''Rechtsstaat'' is a concept in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classical Republicanism
Classical republicanism, also known as civic republicanism or civic humanism, is a form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance inspired by the governmental forms and writings of classical antiquity, especially such classical writers as Aristotle, Polybius, and Cicero. Classical republicanism is built around concepts such as civil society, civic virtue and mixed government. Development In the classical period itself the term ''republicanism'' did not exist, but the Latin term '' res publica'', which translates literally as "the public thing" or "the public affair," was in usage. There were a number of theorists who wrote on political philosophy during that period such as Aristotle, Polybius, and Cicero, and their ideas became the essential core of classical republicanism. The ideology of republicanism blossomed during the Italian Renaissance, most notably in Florence, when a number of authors looked back to the classical period and used its examples to formulate ideas about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rule Of Law
The rule of law is the political philosophy that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders. The rule of law is defined in the ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' as "the mechanism, process, institution, practice, or norm that supports the equality of all citizens before the law, secures a nonarbitrary form of government, and more generally prevents the arbitrary use of power." The term ''rule of law'' is closely related to constitutionalism as well as ''Rechtsstaat'' and refers to a political situation, not to any specific legal rule. Use of the phrase can be traced to 16th-century Britain. In the following century, the Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford employed it in arguing against the divine right of kings. John Locke wrote that freedom in society means being subject only to laws made by a legislature that apply to everyone, with a person being otherwise free from both governmental and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Cropsey
Joseph Cropsey ( New York, August 27, 1919 – Washington, D.C., July 1, 2012) was an American political philosopher and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Chicago, where he was also associate director of the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy. Biography Cropsey was a student of Leo Strauss, who inspired him to move from his original academic field— economic thought—to a much more theoretical approach to political thought. Since then, Cropsey had focused on Plato and the "esoteric", interstitial philosophical aspects of the theories developed by such thinkers as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. His son, Seth Cropsey (a graduate of St. John's College), is an American neoconservative analyst for the Hudson Institute, where he is the Director for the Center for American Seapower. Bibliography * Joseph Cropsey (ed.), ''Ancients and Moderns: Essays on the Tradition of Political Philosophy in Honor of Leo Strauss'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
