The origins of modern political thought. Reformation of the Reformation Volume 2

The second volume of the two -volume labor of Quentin Skinner is devoted to the study of the political thought of reformation and counter -reformation. The author traces the main stages of the development of lutetism and Calvinism, showing the relationship of their ideas with tomism and occamism, as well as with humanistic thought and movement of professionals. The book tells the history of radical Calvinist concepts of power resistance, including those belonging to the French and Scottish revolutionary theorists of the second half of the 16th century. The process of the origin of the theory of absolute monarchy is considered in detail. In conclusion, an outstanding English historian and philosopher sets out the concept of the emergence of the modern concept of the state