‘Tyrant, Traitor and Killer’: John Milton and the Justification of Regicide

Authors

  • Enrique F. Bocardo Crespo Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/revintpensampolit.1577

Keywords:

grounding beliefs, John Milton, Regicide, justification , Quentin Skinner

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to offer a tentative attempt to understand Intellectual History, particularly John Milton´s justification of Regecide, in terms of grounding beliefs. Grounding beliefs are the set of basic beliefs which should be taken into account in order to understand the reasons and ends to which a particular political text is meant to aim. As a result of that, two major obstacles in Quentin Skinner’s approach to Intellectual History are emphasized. One is the rejection of motives and reasons, and the other the limited extent of the notion of convention, as the key concept to unfold the meaning of the text.

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References

Foxe, J. Acts and Monuments of these latter and perilous days. The Religious Tract Society, Londres, p. 1-5.

Skinner, Quentin. “Motives, intentions and interpretation”, Visions of Politics, vol. I, Cambridge University Press, pp. 90-102, p. 98.

Ralegh,Walter. The History of the World. En The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, 1829, vol ii, p. 42.

Milton. Eikonoklastes. En The Complete Prose Works of John Milton, vol. iii. Yale University Press: 1962, p. 598.

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Published

2016-03-02

How to Cite

Bocardo Crespo, E. F. (2016). ‘Tyrant, Traitor and Killer’: John Milton and the Justification of Regicide. International Journal of Political Thought, 4, 15–28. https://doi.org/10.46661/revintpensampolit.1577

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Vol. 4 (2009): Volumen 4 (2009)

Section

Monográfico Estudios

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