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<p>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 (<italic>Specullum Physico Politicum</italic>) 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, <italic>Lectio principum</italic>, which is textually more complete and written both in German and Latin. Both are regnal mirrors, and contain ideas about governance in the 17<sup>th</sup> century.</p>
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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 17th century.

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

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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...

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

Published Online: Jun 18, 2022

Page range: 38 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2022-0008

Keywords
ethical principles, ruling mirrors, values, virtues, Prešov

© 2022 Martina Kášová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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

Published Online: Jun 18, 2022

Page range: 38 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2022-0008

Keywordsethical principles, ruling mirrors, values, virtues, Prešov

© 2022 Martina Kášová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
ethical principles, ruling mirrors, values, virtues, Prešov