A refutação do absolutismo no pensamento político de Francisco Suarez

Leonor Durão Barroso

doi:10.14195/978‑989‑26‑1889‑0_15

A refutação do absolutismo no pensamento político de Francisco Suarez

Translated title of the contribution: The refutation of absolutism in the political thought of Francisco Suárez

Leonor Durão Barroso

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This article aims at understanding how the association of Suárez’s political thought with the defence of absolute gov‑ernment, from the broader analysis of Suárez’s thought as presenting an idea of limited government. Notwithstanding the fact that Suárez’s political thought was mainly developed in opposition to James I’s monarchical absolutist view, the interpretation of his thought herein suggested is not unani‑mously accepted. An aspect that appears to be decisive for the holding of the contrary view is Suárez’s idea that the translatio potestatis implies a total abrogation of power and, therefore, of the liberty of the people. The implications of such transfer must therefore be understood. Then, we shall answer the question of whether the king must ultimately be legibus solutus or, on the contrary, one can conceive in Suárez’s thought a government submitted to the laws of the community.

Translated title of the contribution	The refutation of absolutism in the political thought of Francisco Suárez
Original language	Portuguese
Title of host publication	Francisco Suárez
Subtitle of host publication	metaphysics, politics and ethics
Editors	Mário Santiago de Carvalho, Manuel Lázaro Pulido, Simone Guidi
Place of Publication	Coimbra
Publisher	Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
Pages	401-428
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Electronic)	9789892618890
ISBN (Print)	9789892618883
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14195/978‑989‑26‑1889‑0_15
Publication status	Published - Jun 2020

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Name	Ideia

Keywords

Power
Absolute government
James I
Abrogation
Freedom
Law
Community

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A refutação do absolutismo no pensamento político de Francisco Suarez

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