Sir Robert Filmer and English Political Thought
Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) was a defender of ''the Natural Power of Kings against the Unnatural Liberty of the People.'' His doctrine of omnicompetent sovereignty had little influence on the thought and political debates of his time, for none of his writings was published until the last few years of his life; but it came under scrutiny later in the century, particularly during the exclusion cri...
Sir Robert Filmer (1588-1653) was a defender of ''the Natural Power of Kings against the Unnatural Liberty of the People.'' His doctrine of omnicompetent sovereignty had little influence on the thought and political debates of his time, for none of his writings was published until the last few years of his life; but it came under scrutiny later in the century, particularly during the exclusion cri...
