Notions of the Qualities of the Political Person in the Constitutional Debates in the Nineteenth Century Cover Image

Представите за качествата на политическия човек в конституционните дебати през ХІХ век
Notions of the Qualities of the Political Person in the Constitutional Debates in the Nineteenth Century

Author(s): Veselin Metodiev
Subject(s): Philosophy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics / Practical Philosophy
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: Constitutional Debates; Political Person; Moral Qualities
Summary/Abstract: This oral presentation outlines the notions of the political person that crystalize in the constitutional debates in Bulgaria in the nineteenth century. High standards to the moral qualities of the elected representatives and public officers have been set at the outset of the modern Bulgarian state. This historical account bears relevance to the present crisis of the image of the people in politics.