States of war : Enlightenment origins of the political

States of war : Enlightenment origins of the political / David William Bates.

We fear that the growing threat of violent attack, whether from terrorism or other sources, has upset the balance between existential concepts of political power, which emphasize security, and traditional notions of constitutional limits meant to protect civil liberties. We worry that constitutional...

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Main Author: Bates, David William
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Series:Columbia studies in political thought/political history.
Subjects:
1700-1799
State, The > History > 18th century.
Sovereignty > History > 18th century.
Natural law > History > 18th century.
War (International law) > History > 18th century.
Enlightenment.
Enlightenment (18th-century western movement)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Enlightenment
Natural law
Sovereignty
State, The
War (International law)
Politische Philosophie
Naturrecht
Souveränität
Aufklärung
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Preface; States of War; Introduction; The Autonomous State andthe Origin of the Political; States of Reasoning; Locke's Natural History of the Political; Systems of Sovereignty in Montesquieu; Rousseau's Cybernetic Political Body; Conclusion; Notes; Index.

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