On Power Of Emperors And PopeThe Franciscan William of Ockham (c.1285-c.1347) was the greatest theologian and philosopher of the first half of the fourteenth century. Spurred on by the activities of a papacy which he saw as destroying the very foundations of his Order, he devoted the last part of his life to examining the extent of papal power over Christians and its relationship to the secular government of people. On the Power of Emperors and Popes (1347) is his last work. Short, passionate and lucid, it represents a distillation of his thought on these questions and forms an excellent and accessible introduction to his political thought as a whole. The extensive new annotations to the text bring to light the range of sources on which Ockham drew, while the new introduction places the work in its historical context and relates it to other works of medieval Franciscan political discourse. Translated here into English for the first time, the work will be of interest to all students and researchers in the field of medieval political thought. --the first English translation of Ockham's classic work, plus extensive new introduction, textual annotation, and bibliography |
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... law ) no property relations can obtain : so linking property with domination and injustice.26 Christ came 25 26 This ... natural law all things which have regard to the uses of men , are in this way common to all men ; for this natural ...
... law ) no property relations can obtain : so linking property with domination and injustice.26 Christ came 25 26 This ... natural law all things which have regard to the uses of men , are in this way common to all men ; for this natural ...
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... law of liberty in Ockham , or a further possible answer to the question why it is wrong to impose external tasks ... Natural law and moral omnipotence ' , in P. V. Spade ed . , The Cambridge Companion to Ockham ( Cambridge : Cambridge ...
... law of liberty in Ockham , or a further possible answer to the question why it is wrong to impose external tasks ... Natural law and moral omnipotence ' , in P. V. Spade ed . , The Cambridge Companion to Ockham ( Cambridge : Cambridge ...
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... law of natural reason . The second is the law governing a life lived purely according to natural equity and without any positive human laws ( the life lived in the state of innocence ) , which can , however , be rationally altered ...
... law of natural reason . The second is the law governing a life lived purely according to natural equity and without any positive human laws ( the life lived in the state of innocence ) , which can , however , be rationally altered ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
Introduction | 7 |
Notes on the Translation and the Text | 52 |
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