Community and Consent: The Secular Political Theory of Marsiglio of Padua's Defensor Pacis

by Cary J. Nederman

In the first examination of the Defensor Pacis in almost fifty years, Cary J. Nederman demonstrates Marsiglio of Padua's continuing relevance, connecting his philosophy to contemporary debates about community, identity, difference, and political participation. Community and Consent describes Marsiglio's attempt to resolve the tension in medieval Christian political thought created by the apparently competing standards of reason (thought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847679446
• ISBN13: 9780847679447
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages