William of Ockham: A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government Paperback / softback
by William of Ockham
Edited by Arthur Stephen McGrade
Part of the Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought series
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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.
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- Publication Date:20/08/1992
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:252 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:20/08/1992
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- ISBN:9780521358033
