John Selden and the Western Political Tradition

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Av Ofir Haivry

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Legal and political theorist, common lawyer and parliamentary leader, historian and polyglot, John Selden (1584-1654) was a formidable figure in Renaissance England, whose real importance and influence are now being recognized once again. John Selden and the Western Political Tradition highlights his important role in the development of such early modern political ideas as modern natural law and natural rights, national identity and tradition, the political integration of church and state, and the effect of Jewish ideas on Western political thought. Selden's political ideas are analysed in the context of his contemporaries Grotius, Hobbes and Filmer. The book demonstrates how these ideas informed and influenced more familiar works of later thinkers like Burke.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-06-29
Mått156 x 235 x 32 mm
Vikt880 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor518
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107011342

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Ofir Haivry is the co-founder and currently Vice-President of The Herzl Institute, Jerusalem, a research institute and training centre in the fields of Jewish political thought, Jewish philosophy and political Hebraism. He is also Director of the Herzl Institute's National Strategy Initiative. Haivry was founding Editor-in-Chief of the Shalem Press and of its flagship publication, Azure magazine. He serves on several high-profile public councils and committees in Israel, including Israel's Council for Higher Education and Israel's Council for Archaeology.

Preface; 1. Introduction: 'Glory of the English nation' – the life, works and ideas of John Selden; 2. Selden and the early modern crisis of knowledge and obligation; 3. Selden and the early modern dispute about the foundations of political order; 4. Law 'fitted to the genius of the nation': Selden's theory of national tradition in law and politics; 5. Selden and the 'universal philosophy of morals' drawn from the Hebrew tradition; 6. A 'single sword': Selden's theory of religion and state; 7. Conclusion: John Selden and the tradition of historical constitutionalism; Sources.

'Ofir Haivry's book on John Selden is a work of stunning erudition and towering insight. Haivry's treatment of Selden's knowledge and use of the Jewish legal tradition in his jurisprudence, especially, revives Selden as a vital source for how political discourse in modern secular states can be nurtured, even inspired, by universally valid natural law principles that have been transmitted, developed, and applied by the Jewish tradition. Like Selden himself, Haivry appreciates that this great tradition both predates modern secular states and it has not been superseded by them.' David Novak, University of Toronto