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O artigo explora a relação entre o governo do homem de virtude e o governo das leis no pensamento de Algernon Sidney. Para ele, diferentemente de outros republicanos, o primeiro deve ter primazia sobre o segundo sempre que a virtude se apresentar como uma possibilidade. Contudo, a dificuldade prática que isso envolve conduz ao imperativo de se reconhecer o governo das leis como necessário. O estudo busca mostrar também as condições nas quais leis e virtude são mutuamente compatíveis.

Alan Houston introduces a new level of rigor into contemporary debates over republicanism by providing the first complete account of the range, structure, and influence of the political writings of Algernon Sidney (1623-1683). Though not well known today, Sidney's Discourses Concerning Government influenced radicals in England and America throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. To many, it was a ""textbook of revolution."" Houston begins with a masterful intellectual biography tracing the development of Sidney's ideas in the political and intellectual context of Stuart England, an

Among the more distinctive features of the republican tradition is the importance it accords to civic virtue. This paper explores the views of Algernon Sidney, one of the first of the English republicans to write about civic virtue in detail. His relatively neglected arguments are worth examining both because they are more interesting and novel than often believed, and also because examining them will shed much-needed light on important aspects of republican theory generally. As this paper shows, the republican concern with civic virtue is one aspect of a broader effort to show how well-ordered republics might internally generate their own long-run support, and thus achieve stability in the sense described by John Rawls. Thus, in correcting a common misimpression regarding Sidney's ideas, this paper enhances our appreciation of the republican politics of virtue in general.

This study explains the evolution of Algernon Sidney's political thought. It offers some insights into his understanding of the works of Aristotle and Niccolò Machiavelli and of republican thought in general. By giving a contextual reading of his political philosophy this article contributes to a better understanding of republican thought in England. It also presents the key arguments against absolute monarchy presented by Algernon Sidney, notably in his Discourses Concerning Government. This work can be seen as a point-by-point refutation of Sir Robert Filmer's work justifying the absolute power of kings. Lastly this article contributes to understanding why Algernon Sidney's thought had an influence on the founding fathers of the United States and how his political philosophy influenced modern republicanism despite its relative obscurity today.

[2], 462, [5] p. ; First edition. ; "This is an answer to Filmer's 'Patriarcha'." cf. DNB. ; Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.