Humanist Lawyer, Public Career
Thomas More and Conscience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20147399 |
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| Authors | Travis Curtright (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 46 (Number 176) |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-96 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Moreana (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-8105 • E-ISSN: 2398-4961 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/more.2009.46.1.9 |
| OpenAlex | W2520194315 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Because Thomas More did not introduce grand programs of Utopian policy through new legislation, or modify the fundamental nature of British law with principles of humanist jurisprudence, most scholars regard More as a follower of Cardinal Wolsey’s legal innovations and not much of a reformer himself. This essay will challenge that perception, presenting More as a humanist reformer by examining the importance of equity to humanist legal and rhetorical studies and by showing how More viewed the law as part of the liberal arts
Conscience · Equity (law) · Humanism · Jurisprudence · Legislation · Political science · Rhetorical question · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Highly cited | No |
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