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dc.contributor.authorRuokanen, Jukka
dc.contributor.editorHaara, Heikki
dc.contributor.editorToivanen, Juhana
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-17T08:48:41Z
dc.date.available2024-04-17T08:48:41Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationRuokanen, J. (2024). Alignment of the Individual and Common Good in the Political Theory of Johannes Althusius. In H. Haara, & J. Toivanen (Eds.), <i>Common Good and Self-Interest in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy</i> (78, pp. 171-197). Springer. The New Synthese Historical Library. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55304-2_10" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55304-2_10</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_212331305
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/94347
dc.description.abstractThe chapter analyses the relationship between the individual and common good in the political theory of Johannes Althusius (1563–1638). Within a broadly Aristotelian and Calvinist framework, Althusius paints a picture of a reciprocal and harmonious society in which the individual and common good align through the division of labour and jurisdiction between different individuals and various types and levels of communities. Closer scrutiny reveals that the composition is delicately structured and requires the fulfilment of several conditions. Particularly important are the normative guidelines of social life that direct individuals to justice in relation to their fellow human beings and to piety in relation to God. Nevertheless, conflicts do arise even in Althusius’ schema for society, but in so doing, they also provide further insights into the alignment of the individual and common good. Analyzing conflict situations, we learn first that careful balancing is needed in the ruler–people relationship in order to prevent tyranny, on the one hand, and sedition on the other hand. Second, while reciprocal life is built on a division of labour, not all contributions are welcome since all activities need to be useful for others and morally acceptable. Finally, the alignment of the individual and common good also requires regulating the pursuit for material good in order to serve both the good of the soul as well as the body. Consequently, the alignment of the individual and common good is a possible result of successful politics, not a guaranteed state of affairs.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofCommon Good and Self-Interest in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe New Synthese Historical Library
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.titleAlignment of the Individual and Common Good in the Political Theory of Johannes Althusius
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dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202404172966
dc.contributor.laitosYhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Social Sciences and Philosophyen
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dc.relation.isbn978-3-031-55303-5
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.format.pagerange171-197
dc.relation.issn1879-8578
dc.relation.volume78
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2024 The Author(s)
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dc.subject.ysofilosofia
dc.subject.ysoetiikka
dc.subject.ysopolitiikan teoria
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dc.relation.doi10.1007/978-3-031-55304-2_10
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