Early Modern Republicanism

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

This panel focuses on arguments over principles and policies that contributed to the intellectual background from which the American founding emerged. The papers deal with topics related to the social compact theory that took shape during the period. Some themes explored in the essays include the medieval sources for early modern conceptions of equality and consent, the purpose and structure of republican government, and foreign policy.

Sub Unit

• Partner Associations / Claremont Institute

Individual Presentations

• Montesquieu and "The Federalist" on the Principles of Republican Government - Joey Barretta, University of Texas at Austin

• Natural Law, Consent, and John Locke’s Foreign Policy - Michael Driscoll, Hillsdale College

• Algernon Sidney, Robert Bellarmine, and the Medieval Origins of Consent and Equality in Government - Kevin Vance, Benedictine College

Chair

• Scott E. Yenor Boise State University

Discussants

• Joshua Mitchell Georgetown University

• Scott E. Yenor Boise State University