Crisis of “zoon politikon” and Artificiality of Power in Flavio Querenghi’s Discorsi
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https://doi.org/10.6093/2284-0184/7657Keywords:
Nature, Solitude, Politics, Society, EducationAbstract
This paper aims to examine Flavio Querenghi’s political philosophy, underlined in his major work, entitled Discorsi morali politici et naturali (1644). Starting from a critique of the Aristotelian idea of man as “zoon politikon”, the author states that the solitary life is more perfect than the political life, that is a consequence of Adam’s sin and the usurpation of the people’s natural rights by first rulers; but, despite its unnatural, vicious and sinful origin, the political power is necessary in order to ensure the security and safety of the subjects. For this reason, Querenghi gives some precepts of statecraft, in particular concerning political prudence and education, rereading the previous contributions on this topic and looking at some existing forms of governments.
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