Politica

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Politica i-lxii.indd 1 1/11/12 10:08 PM Politica Politica i-lxii.indd 2 1/11/12 10:08 PM Politica i-lxii.indd 4 1/11/12 10:08 PM Politica i-lxii.indd 5 1/11/12 10:08 PM Politica Johannes Althusius AN ABRIDGED TRANSLATION OF Politics Methodically Set Forth and Illustrated with Sacred and Profane Examples EDITED AND TRANSLATED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION by Frederick S. Carney FOREWORD BY Daniel]. Elazar Liberty Fund IN D IA NAPOLIS Politica i-lxii.indd 6 1/11/12 10:08 PM This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., afoundation established to encourage study of the ideal of a society offree and responsible individuals. The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motiffor our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word 'Jreedom" (amagi), or "liberty." It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.© 1964 by Frederick S. Carney. © 1995 by Liberty Fund, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States ofAmerica. Liberty Fund, Inc. 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1684 Frontispiece: Portrait after a painting in the Grosse Kirche at Emden, Germany, reproduced from Politica Methodice Digesta ofJohannes Althusius (Althaus) (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1932). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Althusius, Johannes, 1557-1638. [Politica methodice digesta. English] Politica I by Johannes Althusius : an abridged translation of Politics methodically set forth, and illustrated with sacred and profane examples : edited and translated, with an introduction, by Frederick S. Carney : foreword by Daniel Elazar. -A Liberty classics ed. p. em. Translation originally published: Politics. Boston : Beacon Press, c1964. With new foreword and other changes in accompanying matter. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-86597-114-5 (hardcover: acid-free paper).- ISBN 0-86597-115-3 (pbk.: acid-free paper) 1. Political science-Early works to 1800. I. Carney, Frederick Smith, 1924- II. Title. JC156.A413 1994 321.02-dc20 94-30586 c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 ...