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The body politic is a polity considered metaphorically as a physical body, with the sovereign as the head and other parts corresponding to different functions. The concept originated in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and was developed in medieval and early modern political theory.
Body politic is a metaphor for a state, society, or church and its institutions as a biological body. Learn how this metaphor originated in ancient Greece and Rome, evolved in Christianity, and influenced political theory and practice.
- Joëlle Rollo-Koster
30 ago 2024 · Body politic is a term that refers to the human body as a subject of social, political, and cultural struggles and practices. It can also mean the visual representation of the body in media and communication. Learn more about its meanings and related concepts in Oxford Reference.
This article explores the question of embodiment in Marx, Foucault, and Merleau-Ponty, and how it relates to political economy and social theory. It argues that the body is a historical and cultural phenomenon that reflects and shapes the body politic, and that critical social theory must address the problem of embodiment.
1 gen 2013 · This article elucidates Edmund Husserl’s theory of community by examining its critical relation to the tradition of body politic, that is, the philosophical current employing the analogy between community and human body.
- Timo Miettinen
- timo.pa.miettinen@helsinki.fi
- 2013
This chapter takes an indepth look at John’s famous metaphor of the body politic. After comparing his model to those of his contemporaries, it notes that John takes the metaphor a step further by exploiting its physiology to suit his political theory.
18 nov 2023 · Descartes’ application of mind-body dualism to the question of courage marks the early modern era, a position later echoed in Montesquieu’s climate-based perspective on the same topic. Étienne de La Boétie and Bernard Mandeville shift the focus...
