Front Page Authors (by Period) Johannes Althusius

Johannes Althusius

1557 - 1638

About the Author

Johannes Althusius was a German political and legal philosopher whose ideal commonwealth was a harmonious ordering of natural associations, beginning with the family and moving up through local and regional associations. He is an early theorist of the idea of federalism.

In The Library:

• author: Politica (1614)

Quotations:

• Althusius argues that a political leader is bound by his oath of office which, if violated, requires his removal (1614) (12 January, 2010)