{"product_id":"william-of-ockham-a-short-discourse-on-tyrannical-government-hardback-9780521352420","title":"William of Ockham: A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government (Hardback) 9780521352420","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWilliam of Ockham: A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Short Discourse is a passionate but compelling statement of Ockham's position on the most fundamental political problem of the medieval period.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam of Ockham (Author), Arthur Stephen McGrade (Edited by), John Kilcullen (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521352420, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 August 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWilliam 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Note on references\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Principal dates in Ockham's life\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for further reading\u003cbr\u003e A Short Discourse on the Tyrannical Government over things\u003cbr\u003e Divine and human, but especially over the Empire and   those subject to the Empire\u003cbr\u003e Usurped by some who are called Highest Pontiffs\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e Book I\u003cbr\u003e Book II\u003cbr\u003e Book III\u003cbr\u003e Book IV\u003cbr\u003e Book V\u003cbr\u003e Book VI\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: text and translation\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of references to the Bible\u003cbr\u003e Index of references to canon law\u003cbr\u003e Index of persons\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007121903896,"sku":"9780521352420","price":64.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521352420i_0616b6d0-0675-400b-92c6-3c9a5bcb0106.jpg?v=1691375597","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/william-of-ockham-a-short-discourse-on-tyrannical-government-hardback-9780521352420","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}