Post tag : John Locke

  • Modern Conceptions and Practices of Political Liberty and Equality

    Modern Conceptions and Practices of Political Liberty and Equality

    Is the economy a driving force behind democracy or its gravedigger? – Article 2 Political liberty and equality are the two cardinal principles of contemporary democracies. Their meaning may seem familiar, yet it is far from self-evident. Liberty may refer, among other things, to independence from domination, protection against arbitrary power, participation in collective government,…

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

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

    At the Origins of the Valorisation of the Economy (15th–19th Centuries) – Article 3 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…

  • 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…