This book argues that respecting persons as moral agents requires considerable consideration be paid to the subjective moral judgments of individual persons. It shows that such judgments are important independently of their validity or even their reasonableness. Despite the grea…
This is a study of the domestic application of armed coercion during the reign of Louis XIV. It examines the coercive aspects of tax collection, the royal response to tax revolts, and the use of force to convert the king's Protestant subjects and to wage a devastating counterins…
Demonstrates that the coercive inclination of Louis XIV and the coercive potential of the Sun King's army have been overstated. This is a study of the domestic application of armed coercion during the reign of Louis XIV. It also examines the coercive aspects of tax collection, t…