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Loading... The Cambridge History of Political Thought, 1450-1700by J. H. Burns
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This book, first published in 1992, presents a comprehensive scholarly account of the development of European political thinking through the Renaissance and the reformation to the 'scientific revolution' and political upheavals of the seventeenth century. It is written by a highly distinguished team of contributors. No library descriptions found. |
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Some contributions are more interesting. I liked the broad view of constitutionalism offered in chapter 9 and the analyses of English republicanism in chapters 14 and 15. In fact the emphasis of the second half of the book rests quite heavily on England. This is justified in chapter 15, where the author writes that "It was in England that the classical vision of Italian Renaissance humanists was preserved in the seventeenth century, and it was from there that it subsequently reentered political thought elsewhere" (p.444).
The final chapter on John Locke, written by James Tully, differs from many of the preceding ones in that the author clearly lists which problems Locke addressed and presents their historical context. His discussion of Locke's fivefold solution to these problems inspired me to reread Two Treatises of Government. I only wish the other contributors to this volume would have discussed their subjects with equal breadth and clarity.