EPISODE · Nov 5, 2020 · 22 MIN
Liberty, Free Speech, and Killing Tyrants: John of Salisbury
from Portraits of Liberty
The 12th-century clergyman John of Salisbury has been relegated to obscurity today. This is a great shame because his treatise on politics entitled Policraticus despite it's medieval trappings articulates a love of freedom, a respect for free speech and most controversially, discussions of when it is morally permissible to kill a tyrant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The 12th-century clergyman John of Salisbury has been relegated to obscurity today. This is a great shame because his treatise on politics entitled Policraticus despite it's medieval trappings articulates a love of freedom, a respect for free speech and most controversially, discussions of when it is morally permissible to kill a tyrant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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