UID:
almahu_9947414027802882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxxiv, 215 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139168038 (ebook)
Serie:
Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
Originaltitel:
Breviloquium de principatu tyrannico.
Inhalt:
William of Ockham (c. 1285–c. 1347) was the most eminent and influential theologian and philosopher of his day, a giant in the history of political thought. He was a Franciscan friar who came to believe that the Avignonese papacy of John XXII had set out to destroy the religious ideal on which the Franciscan order was based: the complete poverty of Christ and the apostles. This is the first complete text by Ockham to be published in English. The Short Discourse is a passionate but compelling statement of Ockham's position on the most fundamental political problem of the medieval period: the relationship of supreme spiritual authority, as represented by the pope, to the autonomous secular authority claimed by the medieval empire and the emerging nation-states of Europe. Professor McGrade's introduction, and the notes on the translation make the volume wholly accessible to a modern readership, while a full bibliography and chronology are included as further aids to the reader.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9780521352420
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139168038