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The idea of international society : Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius / Ursula Vollerthun ; edited by James L. Richardson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vollerthun, Ursula, 1933- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.
- Erasmus, Desiderius.
- Vitoria, Francisco de, 1486?-1546.
- Vitoria, Francisco de.
- Gentili, Alberico, 1552-1608.
- Gentili, Alberico.
- Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.
- Grotius, Hugo.
- International relations--Philosophy.
- International relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- This book offers the first comprehensive account and re-appraisal of the formative phase of what is often termed the 'Grotian tradition' in international relations theory: the view that sovereign states are not free to act at will, but are akin to members of a society, bound by its norms. It examines the period from the later fifteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries, focusing on four thinkers: Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius himself, and is structured by the author's concept of international society. Erasmus' views on international relations have been entirely neglected, but underlying his work is a consistent image of international society. The theologian Francisco de Vitoria concerns himself with its normative principles, the lawyer Alberico Gentili - unexpectedly, the central figure in the narrative - with its extensive practical applications. Grotius, however, does not re-affirm the concept, but wavers at crucial points. This book suggests that the Grotian tradition is a misnomer.
- Contents:
- Three ways of thinking about international relations
- Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam
- Francisco de Vitoria
- Alberico Gentili
- Hugo Grotius.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Oct 2017).
- ISBN:
- 1-108-26630-4
- 1-108-27085-9
- 1-108-27176-6
- 1-108-27358-0
- 1-108-27724-1
- 1-108-26494-8
- 1-108-27449-8
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