The authoritarian family and political attitudes in 17thcentury england. Political science great britain history 17th century. Over the past halfcentury he has created an audience for his work which is truly global, and he has marked the way in which the history of political thought is studied as deeply and personally as any historian of the period. Patriarchalism in political thought ebook written by gordon j. Patriarchalism dictionary definition patriarchalism defined. In particular, patriarcha serves as a prism through which to see the enduring importance of the languages of patriarchalism and patriotism during the stuart era in. Patriarchalism is a political theory that arose in england in the seventeenth century that defended the concept of absolute power for the monarchy, through language that emphasized the paternal power of the king over the state and his subjects. He has published widely on topics concerning intellectual, cultural, and political history, both european and american, including the interactions between america and europe. Political science great britain history librarything. Patriarchalism in seventeenthcentury political thought paperback at. In the republic the philosopher describes his ideal city.
Cuttica, cesare, sir robert filmer 15881653 and the. This book, now available in paperback, studies the patriarchalist theories of sir robert filmer. Plato and the aristotelian moment the christian challenge, politics response. Cutticas book is a very good case study, which hopefully will change the perception of filmers theory, which until now has been seen through the lenses of its critic, john locke. This book studies the patriarchalist theories of sir robert filmer 15881653 in the context of early modern english and european political cultures. This book studies the patriarchalist theories of sir robert filmer 15881653 in. Plato to marx book online at best prices in india on. A timely and thoughtful examination of conservative thought, this book is an ambitious attempt to meld two sizable objectives. Patriarchalism definition, a philosophy, form, or system of patriarchal government. British political thought in history, literature and theory,1500 1800 the history of british political thought has been one of the most fertile fields of angloamerican historical writing in the last halfcentury. Moreover, patriarchal power was a major presupposition of those very doctrines that were offered in opposition to it. David armitage brings together an interdisciplinary and international team of authors to consider the impact of this. Manchester university press sir robert filmer 15881653. But between 1679 and 1681 political attitudes and activities came increasingly to polarize around two consolidated political groups, each with its own more or less systematic ideology.
Noun countable and uncountable, plural patriarchalisms 1. Schochet teaches social and political philosophy at rutgers university where he is professor of political science and department chairman at livingston college. Chapter 3 filmers patriarchalism versus jesuit political ideas. Its actually worth an article or book in its own right, of course. Available for the first time in paperback, this classic study of the relationship between paternal and political authority identifies patriachalism as a leitmotif of western social and political. European political thought consists of sections on st.
This book explores the patriarchalist theories of sir robert filmer 15881653 in the context of seventeenthcentury english and european political culture. Mark hulliung is the richard koret professor of history at brandeis university. Patriarchalism in seventeenthcentury political thought. Edited by ann hughes, anthony milton, and peter lake. In the stuart period, patriarchalism was the primary alternative to social contract and populist justifications of political authority. Author of patriarchalism in political thought blackwell, 1975. The political thought of john locke by john dunn january 1969. The authoritarian family and political attitudes in 17th. The latter is an essay concerning the true original, extent, and end of civil government is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by john locke. Reading the republic without reference to the less familiar laws can lead to a distorted view of platos political theory. Jan 25, 2018 political philosophy is quite an incredibly broad topic which can go back at least two millennia, so obviously there would be tons of stuffs to read in this field.
The publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads. Her forthcoming book, contesting legitimacy in chile. Both a history and an examination of human thought and behavior spanning three thousand years, on politics thrillingly traces the origins of political philosophy from the ancient greeks to machiavelli in book i and from hobbes to the present age in book ii. Making use of unexplored primary material and adopting an innovative contextual approach, cuttica provides a longoverdue account of an often referredto but. The first treatise attacks patriarchalism in the form of sentencebysentence refutation of robert filmer s patriarcha. Patriarcha non monarcha in the political and religious contexts of its composition in the 1620s1630s and its publication in 1680.
Three decades in the making, one of the most ambitious and comprehensive histories of political philosophy in nearly a century. Visions of democracy in early modern england, political thought in times of crisis, 16401660, symposium sponsored by the folger institute center for the history of british political thought, washington dc, december 2016. A muchneeded monograph of one of the most unpopular and criticised thinkers in the history of political thought, cutticas study provides an illuminating and innovative picture of sir robert filmer 15881653 and patriarchalism. Sir robert filmer and english political thought by james daly. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Apr 30, 2016 a muchneeded monograph of one of the most unpopular and criticised thinkers in the history of political thought, cutticas study provides an illuminating and innovative picture of sir robert filmer 15881653 and patriarchalism.
Cutticas book offers an accessible guide to filmers thought useful for students of intellectual history. Buy politics, culture and society in early modern britain. Cuttica, cesare, sir robert filmer 15881653 and the patriotic monarch. Part of the problems in focus series book series pfs. Public and private images in western political thought politics discovered and celebrated. The authoritarian family and political speculation and attitudes especially in seventeenthcentur y england by gordon j. Patriarchalism and political theory patriarchal political thought from plato to bodin patriarchalism in tudor political thought the stuart family. The authoritarian family and political speculation and attitudes especially in seventeenthcentury england. The paperback of the the authoritarian family and political attitudes in 17th century england.
The names applied to the two groups at the time, whigs and tories, the court and country parties, are in themselves at least as misleading as they are revealing. Schochet basic books, 1975 political science 291 pages. He is the author of patriarchalism in political thought,and coeditor with richard w. Patriarchalism, politics and mass attitudes in stuart england jstor. Angloamerican exchanges since by robert adcock 6 copies. Statements to this effect from books on household governmenta. Schochet 7 copies philosophy, politics and citizenship. Weston, english constitutional theory and the house of lords, 15561832 london, 1965. Although filmer remains a person of some secondary intellectual and political consequence, cutticas reevaluation assures him a new and secure place in the history of early modern british political thought. Schochet, patriarchalism in political thought oxford, 1975, 1988. Politics, culture, and society in early modern britain.
The six chapters address a series of important questions regarding his oeuvre that have been hitherto ignored or, at best, left unanswered. Political theorists from gordon schochet in patriarchalism in political thought 1975 to carole pateman in the sexual contract 1988 have recognized that paternal rights assumed a crucial role in defining state ideologies in england and europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Patriarchalism in seventeenthcentury political thought author. Schochet studies the history and forms of patriarchalism in early modern england and the sudden emergence in the seventeenth century of political theory that uses familial reasoning as direct justi.
The author demonstrates that the ideological, social structural. Western political thought in the early modern period forthcoming, and numerous articles on political philosophy and its history, his current research and writing deals with the political thought of hobbes. Secondly, the book offers a novel reading of the patriarchalist discourse and its place in early modern political culture in england and europe. Schochet 7 copies locke, hobbes, and the federalist papers. Familial ideals, citizenship, and political struggle. Political thought and history john pocock is arguably the most original and imaginative historian of ideas of modern times. Among his publications are patriarchalism in political. Patriarchalism, politics and mass attitudes in stuart. Social responsibility, profits, and the public interest. Essential texts since plato revised and expanded edition 2nd ed. Ja 84 g7 s36 the french religious wars in english political thought. After fits and starts, i have put this book down for another day although i did complete volume 1 and a good chunk of volume 2. Cesare cuttica a muchneeded monograph of one of the most unpopular and criticised thinkers in the history of political thought, cutticas study provides an illuminating and innovative picture of sir robert filmer 15881653 and patriarchalism. From the creation story in the bible to the ancient authors, from the church fathers to the treatises of.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the authoritarian family and political attitudes in 17thcentury england. She is also the author of eichmann in jerusalem, on revolution, and between past and future all available from penguin twentiethcentury classics. Part i is by far the stronger, more original, and more interesting part of the book. This book, now available in paperback, studies the patriarchalist theories of sir robert filmer 15881653 in the context of early modern english and european political cultures. This book is available as open access through the bloomsbury open access programme and is available on patriarchalism is omnipresent in western culture and it pervades the texts that have shaped this culture. Through political thought one can learn about the evolution of the concept of state and government. Popular political thought books goodreads share book. Hannnah arendt 19061975 was for many years university professor of political philosophy in the graduate faculty of the new school for social research and a visiting fellow of the committee on social thought at the university of chicago. Arendt, republicanism and patriarchalism patricia springborg i arendt and the german lyadition margaret canovan, in her little book on the political thought of hannah arendt, passes the widelyagreed upon judgment that if arendt s thought is to be labelled at all, it could only be republican not in the sense of the american party, but in. Cesare cuttica european society for the history of. His best known work, patriarcha, published posthumously in 1680, was the target of numerous whig attempts at rebuttal, including algernon sidneys discourses concerning government, james tyrrells patriarcha non monarcha and john lockes two treatises of government.
Mitchell cohen is professor of political science at baruch college and the graduate center of the city university of new york and editor emeritus of dissent magazine. Making use of unexplored primary material and adopting an innovative contextual approach, cuttica provides a longoverdue account of an often referredto but largely misunderstood thinker. Patriarchalism and the quran asma barlas ithaca college. A history of political thought from herodotus to the present by alan ryan s a magisterial work that brings together some of the great thinkers in western political philosophy, and summarizes their points, and the history behind them.
David armitage brings together an interdisciplinary and. Patriarchalism in political thought hardcover september 22, 1975 by gordon j. The authoritarian family and political attitudes in 17th century. No, a book about the founding need not be at the same time a book on american political development, but one wonders what he would say to herbert storings argument that the theory of natural rights was ambivalent in its advice to the founders on the slavery question, putting, as it did, such a premium on selfpreservation. His doctrine of omnicompetent sovereignty had little influence on the thought and political debates of his time, for none of his writings was published until the. Such is the importance of charles is answer to the nineteen propositions that several books have paid substantial attention to its implications for the history of political thought.