Jean Bodin

Jean Bodin (; – 1596) was a French jurist and political philosopher, member of the Parlement of Paris and professor of law in Toulouse. Bodin lived during the aftermath of the Protestant Reformation and wrote against the background of religious conflict in France. He seemed to be a nominal Catholic throughout his life but was critical of papal authority over governments and there was evidence he may have converted to Protestantism during his time in Geneva. Known for his theory of sovereignty, he favoured the strong central control of a national monarchy as an antidote to factional strife.

Towards the end of his life he wrote a dialogue among different religions, including representatives of Judaism, Islam and natural theology in which all agreed to coexist in concord, but was not published. He was also an influential writer on demonology as his later years were spent during the peak of the early modern witch trials. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Ioan. Bodini andegavensis de republica libri sex, latine ... by Bodin, Jean

    Published 1591
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    Oeuvres philosophiques / by Bodin, Jean, 1530-1596

    Published 1951
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    Los seis libros de la república / by Bodin, Jean, 1530-1596

    Published 1985
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    Los seis libros de la República / by Bodin, Jean, 1530-1596

    Published 1992
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    Comment dire? : raisonner à la française / by Ruquet, Michel

    Published 1988
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