The Adagia as an Institutio Principis
One of the most important topics in the complex didactic work of Erasmus, Adagia, is the question of good government. In this collection of proverbs, Erasmus uses ancient wisdom to establish some crucial principles of political education. He discusses different cases of good and bad rulers and propo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Erasmus studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-234 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance NCD Political ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Erasmus
Adagia
Institutio principis
political education
princeps
good ruler
monarchy
respublica
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| Summary: | One of the most important topics in the complex didactic work of Erasmus, Adagia, is the question of good government. In this collection of proverbs, Erasmus uses ancient wisdom to establish some crucial principles of political education. He discusses different cases of good and bad rulers and proposes some instructions for his readers. It is not enough to properly instruct a prince; the society he governs must first be instructed. Thus, the Adages serve not only as an institutio principis, but also as a sort of institutio populi. |
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| Contains: | In: Erasmus studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18749275-03802005 |