Ethical principles as the basis of governance in the works of Johann Weber Janus Bifrons and Lectio principum

Kášová, Martina; Tomášiková, Slavomíra

doi:10.2478/ebce-2022-0008

Abstract

Our study deals with two works by Johann Weber, a pharmacist and mayor of the town Prešov, in which he tried to create an image of a virtuous ruler and governor who cares about the welfare of his people and the whole country. It is a physiological-political mirror (Specullum Physico Politicum) written in German and supplemented by Latin, forming the first part of a political trilogy. In the trilogy, Weber describes the qualities a ruler should possess, likening them to the various parts of the human body. The second part of the trilogy, Lectio principum, which is textually more complete and written both in German and Latin. Both are regnal mirrors, and contain ideas about governance in the 17^th century.

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Ethical principles as the basis of governance in the works of Johann Weber Janus Bifrons and Lectio principum

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