Counsel and Command in Early Modern English Thought

ISBN-13: 9781108748254 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 265 str.

Joanne (University of Sussex) Paul

Opis

The first comprehensive study of early modern English political counsel and its association with the discourse of sovereignty.

Recenzje

'This is an impressive survey of political philosophy … This thoughtful survey covers a great deal of ground on topics of varying levels of familiarity.' J. T. Rosenthal, Choice

Spis treści

Part I: 1. The humanist counsellor; 2. The right timing of counsel; Part II: 3. Machiavellian counsel; 4. Political prudence; 5. Late Tudor counsellors; Part III: 6. Reason of state and the counsellor; 7. Counsel, command and the Stuarts.