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Parker, Henry

Born: 1640, Rutton (Sussex)

Died: 1652

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A political theorist and pamphleteer during the 1640s, Henry Parker was the most influential defender of Parliamentary case during the Civil Wars and the early years of the Long Parliament. His theories of popular sovereignty, political representation, and Parliamentary absolutism constitute an original and innovative contribution to the early modern political philosophy.

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  1. Department of Humanities, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Alessandro Arienzo

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  1. University of Verona, Mantova, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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Arienzo, A. (2016). Parker, Henry. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_530-1

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