Because it is impossible to distinguish Weil's life from her thought, her writings cannot be understood properly without linking them to her life and character. By situating Weil's political thought within the context of the intellectual climate of her time, Moulakis connects it also to her epistemology, her cosmology, and her personal experience.
Francesco Guicciardini's Discorso di Logrogno
The book features a groundbreaking English translation of Francesco Guicciardini's essay "How to Bring Order to Popular Government," highlighting its significance in Renaissance political thought. Athanasios Moulakis offers an insightful analysis that reveals how Guicciardini's work represents a modern interpretation of republicanism rather than a mere revival of ancient ideas. This exploration of Florentine constitutional thought is essential for historians and political theorists, showcasing the evolution of republican state concepts during the Renaissance.
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction / Moulakis, Athanasios -- La raison d’être de la soumission au pouvoir / Despotopoulos, Konstantinos -- Légitimité et pouvoir / Mathieu, Vittorio -- Legitimacy and the Problems of Governance / Ciacci, Margherita -- Recent Trends in American Legal Theory / Fried, Charles -- From Legitimism to Legitimacy / Cranston, Maurice -- L’obligation politique: Hobbes et Kelsen. Une lecture croisée / Gentile, Francesco -- Enlightenment and Legitimacy / Kitromilides, Paschalis -- Legitimacy: A Utilitarian View / Rosen, Frederick -- The Treatment of Legitimacy in Historical Fiction / Schabert, Ina -- Divine Descent and Sovereign Rule: A Case of Legitimacy? / Weber-Schäfer, Peter -- Power, Legitimacy and Truth: Reflections on the Impossibility to Legitimise Legitimations of Political Order / Schabert, Tllo -- Note de l’Editeur