The core of Francisco Suárez’s doctrine about resistance and tyrannicide

The core of Francisco Suárez’s doctrine about resistance and tyrannicide

This article tries to resume the exposition of Francisco Suárez about the problem of the resistance to the tyrant and its interpretation in the scientific doctrine. Suárez distinguishes betweentwo kinds of tyrants: the bad ruler and the usurper. The first only can be murdered in self-defense ofprope...

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Main Author: Pablo Font Oporto
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Pontificia Comillas 2013-12-01
Series:Pensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica
Subjects:
Francisco Suárez, derecho de resistencia, tiranicidio, democracia, tiranía, juramento de fidelidad, poder indirecto del Papa, desobediencia civil
Online Access:https://revistas.upcomillas.es/index.php/pensamiento/article/view/2302
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The core of Francisco Suárez’s doctrine about resistance and tyrannicide
Pensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica
Francisco Suárez, derecho de resistencia, tiranicidio, democracia, tiranía, juramento de fidelidad, poder indirecto del Papa, desobediencia civil
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title The core of Francisco Suárez’s doctrine about resistance and tyrannicide
title_short The core of Francisco Suárez’s doctrine about resistance and tyrannicide
title_full The core of Francisco Suárez’s doctrine about resistance and tyrannicide
title_fullStr The core of Francisco Suárez’s doctrine about resistance and tyrannicide
title_full_unstemmed The core of Francisco Suárez’s doctrine about resistance and tyrannicide
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publisher Universidad Pontificia Comillas
series Pensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica
issn 0031-4749
2386-5822
publishDate 2013-12-01
description This article tries to resume the exposition of Francisco Suárez about the problem of the resistance to the tyrant and its interpretation in the scientific doctrine. Suárez distinguishes betweentwo kinds of tyrants: the bad ruler and the usurper. The first only can be murdered in self-defense ofproper life or community; the second can be murdered by any person member of the community, on several conditions. Suárez is criticized because the only limits he establishes to political power are resistance and tyrannicide. However, these mean a democratic control really and physically possible inthe sociopolitical reality of his days.
topic Francisco Suárez, derecho de resistencia, tiranicidio, democracia, tiranía, juramento de fidelidad, poder indirecto del Papa, desobediencia civil
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