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Looks at one of the most unpopular and criticised thinkers in the history of political thought, to provide an illuminating and innovative picture of Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) and patriarchalism. This thoroughly researched work will appeal to all those interested in early modern politics and ideas.

Note biographique

'Cesare Cuttica is Lecturer in British History in the Department of Anglo-American Studies (DEPA), Université Paris 8-Vincennes and he is a member of the Sussex Centre for Intellectual History, University of Sussex

Table des matières

IntroductionPart I 1. Filmer: his life and cultural interests 2. From Kent with anger: Patriarcha versus Thomas Scott's country patriotism3. Filmer's patriarchalism versus Jesuit political ideas 4. Filmer's patriarchalism in context: 'popularity', King James VI and I, Parliament and monarchists5. Writing in the early Caroline regime and the issue of Patriarcha's non-publication6. Filmer in the 1640s and 1650s: political troubles and intellectual activismPart II7. Publishing in the Exclusion Crisis (1679-81): Patriarcha between fatherhood and fatherland 8. Much ado about nothing? Edmund Bohun's rehabilitation of Patriarcha, the issue of allegiance and Adamite anti-republicanism 9. Patriarchalism versus patriotism in practice: Patriarcha from the Rye House Plot (1683) to the Glorious Revolution (1688-89) Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index

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