Projections of Spanish Jesuit Scholasticism on British Thought : New Horizons in Politics, Law and Rights.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prieto López, Leopoldo J.

Contributor:

Cendejas Bueno, José Luis.

Series:

Jesuit Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual history.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : BRILL, 2022.

Summary:

This scholarly volume explores the influence of Spanish Jesuit scholasticism on British thought, particularly within the realms of politics, law, and rights. Edited by Leopoldo José Prieto López and José Luis Cendejas Bueno, the book delves into the philosophical exchanges and interactions between Spanish and British intellectuals during the modern era. Key figures such as Francisco Suárez, John Locke, and Juan de Mariana are examined for their contributions to political theory and moral philosophy. The text highlights the enduring tradition of scholastic philosophy as a collective intellectual effort, emphasizing its foundational role in the development of modern scientific and philosophical thought. This work is intended for scholars and students interested in the history of philosophy, political theory, and the cross-cultural intellectual exchanges of the early modern period. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

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Introduction: Projections of Spanish Jesuit Scholasticism on British Thought: New Horizons in Politics, Law, and Rights

1 Francisco Suárez and the Whig Political Tradition: the Case of Algernon Sidney

2 Subjective Rights, Political Community, and Property in Francisco Suárez's and John Locke's Theories of the State of Nature

3 Traces of the Jesuit José de Acosta in the Scottish Enlightenment Thinker William Robertson

4 Natural History: from José de Acosta's Model to Francis Bacon's Proposals

5 Understanding Thomas De Quincey's Kantian Defense of Casuistry

6 Francisco Suárez and John Locke: Notes on the Diffusion of Suarezian Thought in Seventeenth-Century England

7 Tyranny and the Usurpation of Spiritual Power: Pedro de Ribadeneyra, Francisco Suárez, and Robert Persons

8 Francisco Suárez and the "Distributist Movement": from Jesuit Political Philosophy to Post-Scholastic Economics

9 Ethics, Money, and Finance in the Late Scholastics: Francisco Suárez on Taxation

10 The Binding Nature of Civil Norms on Foreigners in the Treatise De legibus ac Deo legislatore by Francisco Suárez

11 Monetary Alterations in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries in Castile and England: Juan de Mariana and John Locke

12 On John Locke, Francisco Suárez, and a Revision of Property in the Enterprise Model

Conclusion

Bibliography.

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Other Format:

Print version: Prieto López, Leopoldo J. Projections of Spanish Jesuit Scholasticism on British Thought

ISBN:

9789004516731