Mixed Constitution, a pre-modern political concept
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Political philosophy, mixed constitution, government, pre-modernity, harmony, stability, function, social heterogeneityAbstract
Mixed constitution is a pre-modern political concept that cannot be confused with other modern concepts such as the division of powers. Aiming to clarify the difficulties of the mixed constitution, in this article we first briefly review how it has been approached by philosophers in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. We later analyse its main characteristics. Among them, we highlight that unlike the modern constitution — thought up for the abstract and homogenous concept of people — a mixed constitution concerns a concept adequate to reflect social complexity, since constitutional structure and mixed government mimic the plurality and diversity present in the community.Downloads
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