Category : 2 – 16th-18th Century

  • Wealth as a Political Principle: England, 17th–18th Centuries

    Wealth as a Political Principle: England, 17th–18th Centuries

    From the mid-16th to the 18th century, European power underwent a profound transformation. The strength of a state was no longer conceived only in terms of dynastic lineage, military glory, or defence of the true faith. Wealth ceased to be a mere effect of power and became one of its central drivers. Imperial Spain financed…

  • Progress and Limits of Freedom of Thought in Europe from the 16th to the 18th Century

    Progress and Limits of Freedom of Thought in Europe from the 16th to the 18th Century

    Since the 19th century, Western intellectuals have studied the development of individualization, as opposed to the primacy of society over the individuals who compose it. Probably, the idealizations of the individual as well as the political tensions related to socialism and conservatism have contributed to favouring this angle of analysis. Here, we will focus on…