William of Ockham (c. 1285-c. 1387) was the most eminent theologian and philosopher of his day, a Franciscan friar who came to believe that the Avignonese papacy of John XXII had set out to destroy the religious ideal on which his order was based: the complete poverty of Christ and the Apostles. A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government is an attack on the claims of the medieval Church, specifically the papacy, to universal spiritual and secular power. Written at the time of the emergence of the European nation-states, Ockham's work issued a direct hard-hitting challenge to the claims of limitless papal power. The text is accompanied by a full bibliography, a chronology and an introduction setting his work in its intellectual and historical context.
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"This book is enriched by an admirable introduction by McGrade, which places Ockham and his work in the framework of their time. Careful footnoting and a useful bibliography enhance the value of the book." H. Malcolm MacDonald, Social Science Quarterly
"Ockham's argument combines lucidity with passion....it was the first complete Latin work I ever read. By the time I finished it I would gladly have followed Ockham out of Avignon and into the imperial entourage." David Burr, Church History
"Ockham's argument combines lucidity with passion....it was the first complete Latin work I ever read. By the time I finished it I would gladly have followed Ockham out of Avignon and into the imperial entourage." David Burr, Church History
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Since I am about to investigate many matters concerning the power of the pope, I have decided, because of the error of some who fear papal power more than God's, to inquire first whether thorough examination of the nature and extent of the pope's power is permissible and without danger of just accusation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
true temporal jurisdiction, appropriate temporal things, unbelieving emperors, exclusive lordship, true lordship, common lordship, earthly cases, judge between brothers, unbelieving rulers, such fullness, regulis iuris, quo iure, legitimate empire, see gloss, true jurisdiction, true empire, temporal matters, unbearable yoke, material swords, permitted power, natural equity, gospel law, twofold power, earthly empire, clear utility Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roman Empire, Roman Church, Old Testament, Old Law, New Testament, Thomas Aquinas, Giles of Rome, John of Paris, Augustinus Triumphus, Pope Leo, The City of God, John the Baptist, Marsilius of Padua, Short Discourse, James of Viterbo, John Chrysostom New!
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Since I am about to investigate many matters concerning the power of the pope, I have decided, because of the error of some who fear papal power more than God's, to inquire first whether thorough examination of the nature and extent of the pope's power is permissible and without danger of just accusation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
true temporal jurisdiction, appropriate temporal things, unbelieving emperors, exclusive lordship, true lordship, common lordship, earthly cases, judge between brothers, unbelieving rulers, such fullness, regulis iuris, quo iure, legitimate empire, see gloss, true jurisdiction, true empire, temporal matters, unbearable yoke, material swords, permitted power, natural equity, gospel law, twofold power, earthly empire, clear utility Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roman Empire, Roman Church, Old Testament, Old Law, New Testament, Thomas Aquinas, Giles of Rome, John of Paris, Augustinus Triumphus, Pope Leo, The City of God, John the Baptist, Marsilius of Padua, Short Discourse, James of Viterbo, John Chrysostom New!
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- William of Ockham: 'A Letter to the Friars Minor' and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by William of Ockham on 6 pages
- Two Treatises of Government by John Locke in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- On Kingship by Aquinas, Saint Thomas on page 162, and Back Matter
- Oxford Latin Dictionary by P. G. W. Glare in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Natural Law (The International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory. Second Series) by Robert P. George in Back Matter
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- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) by A. S. McGrade on page 299, and Back Matter
- From Irenaeus to Grotius: A Sourcebook in Christian Political Thought by Oliver O'Donovan in Front Matter, and page 457
- The Western Church in the Middle Ages (Hodder Arnold Publication) by John A. F. Thomson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A History of Political Thought: From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance by Janet Coleman on page 171, and Back Matter
- William of Ockham: 'A Letter to the Friars Minor' and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by William of Ockham in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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