Zur Entstehung des Staates

In early modern Europe, a new concept of the state emerged, initially consisting of the simple but ambitious claim to guarantee peace and security. The authors in this volume not only helped to shape the political discourse of their time, but their writings also provided a reservoir of ideas, terms and concepts from which we still draw today. These thinkers competed over the best way forward, over what could and should be drawn from this reservoir for the development of politics and the state. The main aim of this volume is to provide a better understanding of this debate.