
HoP 409 - One to Rule Them All - Jean Bodin
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Bodan's Theory of Sovereignty
Bodan argues that the sovereign should allow freedom in private worship and avoid coercion. Bodan even wrote a work that dramatizes the possibility of unity across religious divides. For the first time, he defined citizenship in terms of being subject to a certain political authority.
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