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State: In political philosophy, the state (polity) is a centralized political organization with authority over a defined territory and population. It enforces laws, maintains order, and exercises governance through various institutions. See also Society, Nations, Governance, Institutions, Power, Law, Laws, Rights, Jurisdiction, Legislation._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Quentin Skinner on State (Polity) - Dictionary of Arguments
Gaus I 197 State/Skinner/Morris: Before the sixteenth century, the term status was only used by political writers to refer to one of two things: either the state or condition in which a ruler finds him-self (the status principis); or else the general 'state of the nation' or condition of the realm as a whole (the status regno. What was lacking in these usages was the distinctively modern idea of the State as a form of public power separate from both the ruler and the ruled, and constituting the supreme political authority within a certain defined territory. (Skinner, 1978(1): 353) >Nation, >Governance. 1. Skinner, Quentin (1978) The Foundations of Modern Political Thought, 2 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Morris, Christopher W. 2004. „The Modern State“. In: Gaus, Gerald F. & Kukathas, Chandran 2004. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE Publications_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
SkinnerBF I B. F. Skinner Science And Human Behavior 1965 SkinnerQ I Qu. Skinner The Return of Grand Theory in the Human Sciences Cambridge 2008 Gaus I Gerald F. Gaus Chandran Kukathas Handbook of Political Theory London 2004 |