William of Ockham: A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government

Klappentext The Short Discourse is a passionate but compelling statement of Ockham's position on the most fundamental political problem of the medieval period. Zusammenfassung The Short Discourse is a passionate but compelling statement of Ockham's position on the most fundamental political problem of the medieval period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Note on references; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Principal dates in Ockham's life; Suggestions for further reading; 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; Prologue; Book I; Book II; Book III; Book IV; Book V; Book VI; Appendix: text and translation; Bibliography; Index of references to the Bible; Index of references to canon law; Index of persons; Subject index.

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• Authors: William of Ockham, William, Of Ockham William, William of Ockham
• Assisted by: Arthur Stephen McGrade (Editor), John Kilcullen (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.1992
• EAN: 9780521358033
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35803-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought; Cambridge Studies in French
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas