The Peninsular War and legitimate institutions: the problem of tyranny

Authors

  • Javier López Alós Universidad de Murcia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i11.265

Keywords:

Concept of tyranny, unjust government, tyrannicide, legitimate power, the common good.

Abstract

The charge of tyranny was a common place in the political vocabulary during the Peninsular War in Spain (1808-1814). As a concept, in addition to attempting to describe a type of government, sought to influence its conversion into legitimate power. This paper aims to present the issue from two dimensions -descriptive and prescriptive- about the use of the concept of tyranny.

Submission Date: 25/01/2010

Acceptance Date: 12/02/2010

Author Biography

Javier López Alós, Universidad de Murcia

Licenciado en Humanidades y Doctor en Filosofía. Actualmente ultima una monografía sobre el pensamiento reaccionario español en la época de las Cortes de Cádiz, asunto al que dedicó su tesis doctoral. Sus principales trabajos y líneas de investigación se inscriben en la historia de los conceptos políticos en los orígenes de la España contemporánea, en relación con otras tradiciones europeas y disciplinas académicas.

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Published

2010-08-05

Issue

No. 11 (2010): Historia Constitucional N. 11 (2010)

Section

Southern Europe

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