A short discourse on the tyrannical government over things divine and human, but especially over the Empire and those subject to the Empire, usurped by some who are called highest pontiffs

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 F...

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Main Author: Wilhelm, von Ockham 1285-1347 (Author)
Contributors: McGrade, Arthur Stephen 1934- (Editor) ; Kilcullen, John (Translator)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1992.
In:Year: 1992
Series/Journal:Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
Further subjects:B Political science, Early works to 1800
B Political Science Early works to 1800
B Political science ; Early works to 1800
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Summary: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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ISBN:1139168037
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139168038