Political parties are taken for granted today, but how was the idea of Party viewed in the eighteenth century, when core components of modern, representative politics were trialled? From Bolingbroke to Burke, political thinkers regarded Party as a fundamental concept of politics, especially in the parliamentary system of Great Britain.
The paradox of Party was best formulated by David Hume: while parties often threatened the total dissolution of the government, they were also the source of life.
Political parties are taken for granted today, but how was the idea of Party viewed in the eighteenth century, when core components of modern, representative politics were trialled? From Bolingbroke to Burke, political thinkers regarded Party as a fundamental concept of politics, especially in the parliamentary system of Great Britain