Reviews for Neostoicism and the early modern state

The average rating for Neostoicism and the early modern state based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-03-06 00:00:00 Catriana Hernandez Germino was recommended by a prof. I found this text very instructive and helpful in learning about the major political thinkers (of the Occident), while being more than a mere chronological survey. Germino has a clear - and interesting - project, without interfering in his analyses. What makes Germino unique is that he does not compartmentalize thinkers, nor does he reduce them to mere biography. He looks at multifaceted thinkers in a much more total and coherent manner. He does not see Locke (among other thinkers) as an empiricist and political thinker - as if they were two isolated parts - but as part of a greater whole. It’s almost amazing - once you notice it - how often historians of philosophy do this uncoupling, in turn obfuscating the subject of their work. I liked this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-10-06 00:00:00 Carol Ellerton This guy was a genius. He was the best lecturer I had at the University of Amsterdam. May he rest in peace. Best quote "We are all part of a universal community of human beings."