Defensor Pacis |
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| Author:
| Marsilius of Padua, Marsilius of |
| Translator:
| Gewirth, Alan |
| Foreword by:
| Nederman, Cary |
| Series title: | Records Western Civilization Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-12354-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2001 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $198.95 |
Book Description:
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As Cary J. Nederman writes in the foreword to this new edition, "Marsilius continues to speak to many of the salient issues of modern political life, expressing his doctrines in a language that has resonance and relevance. Whether in addressing the role of citizenship as a buffer between individual and community, or in explicating the foundations of religious toleration, the Defensor pacis (and Marsilius' other writings) affords a distinctive theoretical perspective that...
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As Cary J. Nederman writes in the foreword to this new edition, "Marsilius continues to speak to many of the salient issues of modern political life, expressing his doctrines in a language that has resonance and relevance. Whether in addressing the role of citizenship as a buffer between individual and community, or in explicating the foundations of religious toleration, the Defensor pacis (and Marsilius' other writings) affords a distinctive theoretical perspective that rivals that of any of the great thinkers of the Western political tradition."