From the passion of self-love to the virtue of self-interest
The republican morals of the brothers De la Court
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12528408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur Weststeijn (European University Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-92 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review of History Revue européenne d histoire (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-7486 • E-ISSN: 1469-8293 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13507480903511934 |
| OpenAlex | W2102845213 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
The few studies on the political thought of Johan (1620–1660) and Pieter de la Court (1618–1685), next to Spinoza the two most important Dutch republicans in the second half of the seventeenth century, have primarily focused on the institutional dimensions of their republican ideology. This article approaches the brothers' thought in a different way by focusing on the moral philosophy that underlies their radical attack against arbitrary power and monarchical rule. In particular, it examines their dual interpretation of the prime passion of self-love as either corruptive of or conducive to civic virtue, and the ensuing reappraisal of well-understood self-interest as the essence of a prosperous republic
Civic virtue · Epistemology · Ideology · Interpretation (philosophy · Monarchy · Passion · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · The Republic · Virtue · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Psychology · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought · Social Psychology
Commonwealth Principles
Passion and Action
Sidney
From Stevin to Spinoza
Classical Humanism and Republicanism in English Political Thought, 1570–1640
Self-Interest before Adam Smith
Neostoicism and the Early Modern State
Lipsius' (Neo-)Stoicism
The Myth of Venice and Dutch Republican Thought in the Seventeenth Century
Philosophy and Government 1572–1651
Matters of Exchange
Philosophy and Government 1572-1651
Natural right and the emergence of the idea of interest in early modern political thought
Life and work of Gerardus Joannes Vossius (1577-1649)
Self-interest Rightly Understood
The Intellectual Origins of Modern Democratic Republicanism (1660–1720)
Interest Will Not Lie
Body and Passions
The Passions and the Interests
The Machiavellian Moment
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |