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Constituent Power in Early Modern Political Philosophy: From La Boétie to Hobbes

Name: Constituent Power in Early Modern Political Philosophy: From La Boétie to Hobbes
Brand: Edinburgh University Press
SKU: 9781399554732
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Contributors:

Filippo del Lucchese

Publisher:

Edinburgh University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Philosophy

Book Subcategory:

Political, History & Surveys, Individual Philosophers

Book Topic:

Modern

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Release Date:

11/30/2025

ISBN 13:

9781399554732

Weight:

1.08 lbs

Size:

9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inches

Pages:

224

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This book offers an in-depth examination of constituent power through the writings of six major philosophers from the 16th and 17th centuries, highlighting how their ideas have shaped the foundation and transformation of political philosophy.

Filippo Del Lucchese delves into how La Boétie, Bodin, Lipsius, Campanella, Suárez and Hobbes conceptualized and influenced the evolution of this fundamental political idea. By examining their writings, he illuminates the diverse interpretations and the profound impact these thinkers had on the formation of political authority and constitutional frameworks. He also bridges this historical analysis with contemporary debates on democracy, sovereignty and the enduring tension between political foundation and institutional stability in modern legal and political theory.

About the Author
del Lucchese, Filippo: - Filippo Del Lucchese is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Bologna and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. His research interests are in the early modern period and the history of political thought and Marxism. He has been a Marie Curie fellow and holds degrees from the universities of Pisa and Paris IV (Sorbonne). He is the author of Conflict, Power and Multitude in Machiavelli and Spinoza (Continuum, 2009), The Political Philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli (EUP, 2015), and Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture (EUP, 2019). He has published articles in journals such as History of Political Thought, European Journal of Political Theory, Dialogue, International Studies in Philosophy, and Differences. He has taught in France, Lebanon, the United States and in the UK.