William of Ockham: A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government

di William of Ockham (Autore)

Arthur Stephen McGrade (Curatore)

John Kilcullen (Traduttore)

Cambridge University Press, 1992

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.

• Autore: William of Ockham
• Traduttore: John Kilcullen
• Curatore: Arthur Stephen McGrade
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
• Anno: 1992
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 252 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 330 gr.
• EAN: 9780521358033

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