Marsilius of Padua: The Defender of the Peace

Marsilius of Padua: The Defender of the Peace
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 648
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ISBN-10 : 1139447300
ISBN-13 : 9781139447300
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Synopsis Marsilius of Padua: The Defender of the Peace by : Marsilius of Padua

The Defender of the Peace of Marsilius of Padua is a massively influential text in the history of western political thought. Marsilius offers a detailed analysis and explanation of human political communities, before going on to attack what he sees as the obstacles to peaceful human coexistence - principally the contemporary papacy. Annabel Brett's authoritative rendition of the Defensor Pacis was the first new translation in English for fifty years, and a major contribution to the series of Cambridge Texts: all of the usual series features are provided, included chronology, notes for further reading, and up-to-date annotation aimed at the student reader encountering this classic of medieval thought for the first time. This edition of The Defender of the Peace is a scholarly and a pedagogic event of great importance, of interest to historians, political theorists, theologians and philosophers at all levels from second-year undergraduate upwards.

The World of Marsilius of Padua

The World of Marsilius of Padua
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Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105114460335
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Synopsis The World of Marsilius of Padua by : Gerson Moreno-Riaño

Perhaps no author of the Latin Middle Ages has been the subject of so much controversy and even vitriol than Marsilius of Padua (ca. 1275-1342/43). As author of the notorious heretical tract, the Defensor Pacis, Marsilius became an infamous figure throughout the intellectual and political centres of Europe during his own lifetime. His magnum opus, a sharply pointed dissection of the damage done to earthly political life by the incursions of the papacy and a plea for conciliar ecclesiology, was repeatedly condemned during the fourteenth century and in later years. Yet the treatise continued to be disseminated and received translation into several vernacular languages. During the Reformation, Marsilius and his Defensor Pacis enjoyed another round of acclamation and denunciation, depending upon one's confession. In July 2003, a group comprising many of the world's most renowned scholars of medieval political thought gathered for a 'Marsilius of Padua World Congress', held in conjunction with the tenth International Medieval Congress held in July 2003 in Leeds.The present volume contains selected papers originally prepared for that meeting. The contents represent a compendium of innovative scholarly contributions to the understanding of Marsilius, his life and times, and his lasting impact on Western thought. Included are chapters that reflect a range of recent, ground-breaking research by both senior scholars and the future leaders in the field. After a general survey of the current state of scholarship on Marsilius, the volume divides into three thematically organized sections, covering a variety of historical, textual, methodological, theological, and theoretical questions.In all of the essays, readers will discover the wealth and complexity of Marsilius's thought as well as the startling range of approaches and methods of interpretation taken in the study of his work.The volume's selection of authors is international in scope and represents the first interdisciplinary scholarly collaboration in the field of Marsilian studies to occur in the twenty-first century.

A Companion to Marsilius of Padua

A Companion to Marsilius of Padua
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 367
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ISBN-10 : 9789004183483
ISBN-13 : 9004183485
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Synopsis A Companion to Marsilius of Padua by : Gerson Moreno-Riano

Containing the latest scholarship by an international group of scholars, this book provides an essential guide both to the life and works of Marsilius of Padua as well as to the leading interpretive debates surrounding one of the greatest thinkers of the Latin Middle Ages.

Ideas of Power in the Late Middle Ages, 1296–1417

Ideas of Power in the Late Middle Ages, 1296–1417
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781139504959
ISBN-13 : 1139504959
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Synopsis Ideas of Power in the Late Middle Ages, 1296–1417 by : Joseph Canning

Through a focused and systematic examination of late medieval scholastic writers - theologians, philosophers and jurists - Joseph Canning explores how ideas about power and legitimate authority were developed over the 'long fourteenth century'. The author provides a new model for understanding late medieval political thought, taking full account of the intensive engagement with political reality characteristic of writers in this period. He argues that they used Aristotelian and Augustinian ideas to develop radically new approaches to power and authority, especially in response to political and religious crises. The book examines the disputes between King Philip IV of France and Pope Boniface VIII and draws upon the writings of Dante Alighieri, Marsilius of Padua, William of Ockham, Bartolus, Baldus and John Wyclif to demonstrate the variety of forms of discourse used in the period. It focuses on the most fundamental problem in the history of political thought - where does legitimate authority lie?

Medieval Sovereignty

Medieval Sovereignty
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Publisher : Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9789059720817
ISBN-13 : 9059720814
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Synopsis Medieval Sovereignty by : Francesco Maiolo

Medieval Sovereignty examines the idea of sovereignty in the Middle Ages and asks if it can be considered a fundamental element of medieval constitutional order. Francesco Maiolo analyzes the writings of Marsilius of Padua (1275/80-1342/43) and Bartolous of Saxoferrato (1314-57) and assesses their relative contributions as early proponents of popular sovereignty. Both are credited with having provided the legal justification for medieval popular government. Maiolo's cogent reconsideration of this primacy is an important addition to current medieval studies.

Liberty, Right and Nature

Liberty, Right and Nature
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0521543401
ISBN-13 : 9780521543408
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Liberty, Right and Nature by : Annabel S. Brett

A major re-evaluation of the history of our thinking about rights.

The Avignon Papacy Contested

The Avignon Papacy Contested
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780674971844
ISBN-13 : 0674971841
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Avignon Papacy Contested by : Unn Falkeid

Unn Falkeid considers the work of six fourteenth-century writers who waged literary war against the Avignon papacy’s increasing claims of supremacy over secular rulers—a conflict that engaged contemporary critics from every corner of Europe. She illuminates arguments put forth by Dante, Petrarch, William of Ockham, Catherine of Siena, and others.

Marsilius of Padua: The Defender of the Peace

Marsilius of Padua: The Defender of the Peace
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 638
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ISBN-10 : 0521789117
ISBN-13 : 9780521789110
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Marsilius of Padua: The Defender of the Peace by : Marsilius of Padua

In his The Defender of the Peace, Marsilius of Padua offers a detailed analysis and explanation of human political communities, before going on to attack what he sees as the obstacles to peaceful human coexistence - principally the contemporary papacy. Annabel Brett's authoritative rendition of the Defensor Pacis is the first new translation in English for fifty years. Aimed at the student reader encountering this classic of medieval thought for the first time, this new edition is a scholarly and a pedagogic event of great importance to historians, political theorists, theologians and philosophers at all levels from second-year undergraduate upwards.

A History of Medieval Political Thought

A History of Medieval Political Thought
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781134981441
ISBN-13 : 1134981449
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Medieval Political Thought by : Joseph Canning

Incorporating research previously unavailable in English, this clear guide gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship providing the historical and intellectual context for political ideas. This accessible and lucid guide to medieval political thought * gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship * incorporates the results of research until now unavailable in English * focuses on the crucial primary source material * provides the historical and intellectual context for political ideas. The book covers four periods, each with a different focus: * 300-750 - Christian ideas of rulership * 750-1050 - the Carolingian period and its aftermath * 1050-1290 - the relationship between temporal and spiritual power, and the revived legacy of antiquity * 1290-1450 - the confrontation with political reality in ideas of church and of state, and in juristic thought. Canning has produced an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the period.

The Political Thought of Baldus de Ubaldis

The Political Thought of Baldus de Ubaldis
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 0521894077
ISBN-13 : 9780521894074
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Political Thought of Baldus de Ubaldis by : Joseph Canning

A full-scale study of the political thought of the Italian jurist, Baldus de Ubaldis (1327-1400).