Court Maxims
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Court Maxims is a political treatise by Algernon Sidney that articulates his republican and anti-absolutist ideas about government and liberty.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Court Maxims canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | political treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
civic virtue
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limited government ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ protection of liberty ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend liberty against tyranny
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expose dangers of absolutism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Algernon Sidney political writings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Algernon Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| critiques |
arbitrary power
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court politics ⓘ |
| discusses |
abuse of power
ⓘ
corruption at court ⓘ defence of political liberty ⓘ foundations of legitimate authority ⓘ relationship between ruler and people ⓘ |
| genre |
early modern political thought
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPart | maxims ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-absolutist
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constitutionalism ⓘ pro-resistance to tyranny ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Restoration England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later republican thinkers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English Civil War political debates
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classical republicanism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anti-absolutism
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government ⓘ liberty ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| movement |
Whig political thought
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anti-monarchism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| opposes |
absolute monarchy
ⓘ
divine right of kings ⓘ |
| period | 17th century political thought ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
early modern republicanism
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liberal political thought ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Discourses Concerning Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Algernon Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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