On Sovereignty - Primary Source Analysis Assignment
Jean Bodin’s book On Sovereignty is based upon the theory of sovereign principles. The text implies Jean Bodin had a sense of devotion towards sovereignty. The word Sovereignty can be broken down as follows. Sovereignty is the authority of a state to govern itself or another state and or territory. It is apparent throughout the text that others are unaware of Jeans great passion for sovereignty. Jean attempts to elaborate upon and spread the word to others through text about how sovereignty truly is the best possible form of protection for any state or territory. On Sovereignty was produced and made public in 1576 in Paris France. During the time On Sovereignty was written (without sovereignty) …show more content…
It is true however true that if a virtuous prince has seized a tyrant, he will obtain more honor by putting him on trial and punishing him as a murder, parricide, and thief, rather than acting against him by the common law of peoples (droit des gens.)” (Brophy, 497). Jean Bodin unintentionally implies within On Sovereign that it is thought that kings are better than normal working class citizens. One thing that is not said within On Sovereign is all of the events taking place during the time period that sovereigncy would solve. Bodin's reasoning for sovereignty gave the people observing his text and theories gives a better understanding that Bodin really wanted to help citizens all over and he really believed this was the way to do so. Something in the source that surprised me was how Jean Bodin addressed his philosophy about Sovereignty and how he presented it with such persistence. Bodin shows confidence that nobody can truly identify the meaning of sovereignty. It is shown within the text, he states with great urgency, “We must now formulate a definition of sovereignty because no jurist or political philosopher has defined it, even though it’s a chief point, and the one that needs the most to be
Jean Bodin’s book On Sovereignty is based upon the theory of sovereign principles. The text implies Jean Bodin had a sense of devotion towards sovereignty. The word Sovereignty can be broken down as follows. Sovereignty is the authority of a state to govern itself or another state and or territory. It is apparent throughout the text that others are unaware of Jeans great passion for sovereignty. Jean attempts to elaborate upon and spread the word to others through text about how sovereignty truly is the best possible form of protection for any state or territory. On Sovereignty was produced and made public in 1576 in Paris France. During the time On Sovereignty was written (without sovereignty) …show more content…
It is true however true that if a virtuous prince has seized a tyrant, he will obtain more honor by putting him on trial and punishing him as a murder, parricide, and thief, rather than acting against him by the common law of peoples (droit des gens.)” (Brophy, 497). Jean Bodin unintentionally implies within On Sovereign that it is thought that kings are better than normal working class citizens. One thing that is not said within On Sovereign is all of the events taking place during the time period that sovereigncy would solve. Bodin's reasoning for sovereignty gave the people observing his text and theories gives a better understanding that Bodin really wanted to help citizens all over and he really believed this was the way to do so. Something in the source that surprised me was how Jean Bodin addressed his philosophy about Sovereignty and how he presented it with such persistence. Bodin shows confidence that nobody can truly identify the meaning of sovereignty. It is shown within the text, he states with great urgency, “We must now formulate a definition of sovereignty because no jurist or political philosopher has defined it, even though it’s a chief point, and the one that needs the most to be