In "The Commonwealth of Oceana," James Harrington presents a thought-provoking exploration of political theory, proposing a model for an ideal republic that reflects the societal architecture of a utopian Oceana. Written in the 17th century, this work intertwines engaging political dialogues with a clear, rhetorical style that seeks to elicit both contemplation and action from its readers. Harrington's text emerges during a tumultuous time in English history'—marked by civil war and the qu...

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The Commonwealth of Oceana is divided into nine books. In the first book, Harrington discusses the nature of power and the importance of property in a republic. He argues that the balance of power in a state is determined by the distribution of property, and that a republic can only be stable if the property is evenly distributed.In the second book, Harrington discusses the history of the Roman Republic, and he argues that the Roman Republic was a successful republic because it had a balan...

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"The Commonwealth of Oceana", published 1656, is a composition of political philosophy written by the English politician and essayist, James Harrington. Harrington's brief career as a political and historical theorist spans the last years of the Cromwellian Protectorate and the Restoration of 1660.The unsuccessful first attempt to publish Oceana was officially censored by Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. It was eventually published, with a dedication to Cromwell.The aim of "...

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JAMES HARRINGTON, eldest son of Sir Sapcotes Harrington of Exton, in Rutlandshire, was born in the reign of James I, in January, 1661, five years before the death of Shakespeare. He was two or three years younger than John Milton. His great-grandfather was Sir James Harrington, who married Lucy, daughter of Sir William Sidney, lived with her to their golden wedding-day, and had eighteen children, through whom he counted himself, before his death, patriarch in a family that in his own time pro...