Marsilius of Padua at the Intersection of Ancient and Medieval Traditions of Political Thought: Marsilius of Padua's Political Thought as a Bridge Between the Ancients & the Moderns

Excellent copy, like new. / Tadellos, wie neu. - Contents Bibliographical Note Acknowledgments ix Introduction Sources Outline of Chapters Marsilius's Life and Works Major Intellectual Influences on Marsilius Albertino Mussato and Paduan Politics Peter of Abano and Late Medieval Natural Philosophy and Medicine Averroes Goes West: John of Jandun Muslim and Jewish Influences Marsilius's Political Theory Marsilius and Aristotelian Teleology The Origins of Social Life Rhetoric and the Genesis of Civil Life The Purpose of the Political Community The Peace and Tranquility of the Political Community The Unity of the Political Community The Organization of the Political Community Marsilius's Classification of Human Acts Marsilius and Aristotle vi Contents Marsilius and Aquinas Marsilius and Maimonides Plato Transformed, Avicennian Echoes, and the Ideal Social Organization The 'Circle of Justice' and Functional Specialization The Idea of the Mean and the Parts of the Political Community The Emergence of Religion and the Civic Function of the Sacerdotal Part Marsilius's Notion of Citizenship Marsilius's Legal Theory The Definition of Law Giants on the Shoulders of Dwarfs: Legislation and a Well-ordered Political Community Cyclopes with Many Eyes: Laws and Collective Prudence The legislator humanus Legislation and Sovereignty Medieval Echoes Beyond Aristotle Marsilius's Theory of Government The Taxonomy of Constitutions The Five Modes of Establishing Monarchy The Appointment of the Government The Political Community as a Living Organism Conclusions Appendix Notes Selected Bibliography Index of Subjects Index of Places and Proper Names. ISBN 9781442641440