An Account of a Conversation concerning a Right Regulation of Governments for the Common Good of Mankind

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"An Account of a Conversation concerning a Right Regulation of Governments for the Common Good of Mankind" is a political treatise by Scottish writer and patriot Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, exploring principles of constitutional design and civic liberty aimed at securing the common good.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
political treatise ⓘ
written work ⓘ
aimsTo propose principles for right regulation of governments ⓘ
secure the common good of mankind ⓘ
associatedWith Scottish Enlightenment precursors ⓘ
Scottish political thought ⓘ
author Andrew Fletcher ⓘ
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
discusses balance between authority and freedom ⓘ
dangers of corruption in government ⓘ
relationship between liberty and government structure ⓘ
role of citizens in maintaining liberty ⓘ
focusesOn limits on political power ⓘ
protection of liberty ⓘ
public virtue ⓘ
structure of government ⓘ
genre political philosophy ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
hasForm dialogue ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern political thought ⓘ
intendedAudience educated public ⓘ
political thinkers ⓘ
statesmen ⓘ
mainSubject civic liberty ⓘ
common good ⓘ
constitutional design ⓘ
government regulation ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
notableFor articulation of republican ideas in Scotland ⓘ
emphasis on common good over private interest ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
philosophicalTradition civic humanism ⓘ
politicalPosition anti-absolutist ⓘ
pro-republican ⓘ
workOf Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun ⓘ

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