Discourses Concerning Government
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Discourses Concerning Government is a seminal 17th-century political treatise by Algernon Sidney that defends republican principles and the right to resist tyrannical rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political treatise ⓘ |
| argument |
government is based on consent
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hereditary monarchy lacks legitimate foundation ⓘ people have a right to resist tyrannical rulers ⓘ political power originates in the people ⓘ |
| author | Algernon Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript circulation before print publication ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizesAuthor | Robert Filmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizesWork | Patriarcha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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republican theory ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | major work of early modern political thought ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Exclusion Crisis
NERFINISHED
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Restoration England ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Revolution political thought
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James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Founding Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ republicanism in early United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Machiavelli NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Roman political thought ⓘ classical republicanism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
limited government
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natural rights ⓘ political liberty ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ republicanism ⓘ resistance to tyranny ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
government as a trust from the people
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right of resistance ⓘ virtue as necessary for liberty ⓘ |
| opposes |
absolute monarchy
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divine right of kings ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
liberalism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1698 ⓘ |
| publishedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| publisher | London booksellers (1698 edition) ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| writtenBefore | Algernon Sidney's execution ⓘ |
| writtenInPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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