Instead he suggests that removing consent from a ruler is the way to topple him: in other words, to act against the type of custom-as-habit that has brought the tyrant to power and sustained him …

Jun 22, 2022 · Power, Consent, and the Role of the Multitude in etienne de La Boetie's De la servitude volontaire Nicholls S

La Boétie was also the first theorist to move from the emphasis on the importance of consent, to the strategic importance of toppling tyranny by leading the public to with-draw that consent. …

As Rothbard writes in his spectacular introduction, “La Boetie’s Discourse has a vital importance for the modern reader—an importance that goes beyond the sheer pleasure of reading a great …

Étienne or Estienne de La Boétie (French: [etjɛn d (ə) la bɔesi] ⓘ, also [bwati] or [bɔeti]; [1] Occitan: Esteve de La Boetiá; 1 November 1530 – 18 August 1563) was a French magistrate, …

Jun 22, 2022 · PDF | La Boétie’s De la servitude volontaire has traditionally been read as an archetypal piece of French humanist writing. In contrast, this article... | Find, read and cite all …

Apr 30, 2025 · The underlying implication of La Boétie's political theory of freedom, according to Garcia-Alonso, is the idea that consent is the basis of legitimate governance of any kind.

Oct 28, 2022 · Born in 1530 to a family of wealthy merchants in Sarlat, Périgord, Étienne de La Boétie was trained in the humanities and law and became a councilor in the Parlement of …

La Boétie’s <i>De la servitude volontaire</i> has traditionally been read as an archetypal piece of French humanist writing.

This article builds on foundations laid by Etienne de La Boétie to develop a theory of political power, in which violence is a marginalised and marginal phenomenon in the multiple …