Jean Bodin
Philosopher, Author
1530 – 1596
Who was Jean Bodin?
Jean Bodin was a French jurist and political philosopher, member of the Parlement of Paris and professor of law in Toulouse. He is best known for his theory of sovereignty; he was also an influential writer on demonology.
Bodin lived during the aftermath of the Protestant Reformation and wrote against the background of religious conflict in France. He remained a nominal Catholic throughout his life but was critical of papal authority over governments, favouring the strong central control of a national monarchy as an antidote to factional strife. Toward the end of his life he wrote, but did not publish, a dialogue among different religions, including representatives of Judaism, Islam and natural theology, in which all agreed to coexist in concord.
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- Born
- 1530
Angers - Also known as
- Jean Boudin
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- University of Toulouse
- Died
- 1596
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on July 23, 2013
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