Introduction
Jean Bodin belongs to a group of authors that are located in the “turn” toward modernity. His legal education led him to put forward arguments on all subjects, with the intention of convincing his readers with his practical and realist vision. His writings covered history, geography, and languages such as Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, and German. His work was not only delimited to political science and law but also covered topics in math, astronomy, astrology, and to what was known about physics at that time. His erudition was very solid, as can be seen throughout his writings.
Bodin made a major contribution in the field of law, introducing universal legal and political concepts that did not exist before. Les six livres de la république (The Six Books of the Republic) is not only a work of political philosophy but principally a legal treatise that can be read through the categories of modern law and notions of the general theory of the state.
Life
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Juri, Y.E. (2022). Bodin, Jean. In: Sellers, M., Kirste, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_856-1
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