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| Marsilius of Padua: Marsilius of Padua (c. 1270 – c. 1342) was an Italian scholar. His major work is Defensor pacis (Defender of the Peace), written between 1320 and 1324. In this work, Marsilius argued that the secular state is independent of the Church and that the people are the ultimate source of political authority. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Otfried Höffe on Marsilius of Padua - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 174 Marsilius/Höffe: The first theory of the state, which is modern in a comprehensive sense, since it completely overcomes "political Augustinism" oriented towards the hereafter, does not originate from modern times, but from the early 14th century, from the pen of Marsilius from Padua, actually Marsilio dei Meinardini. In his main work Defenders of Peace (Defensor Pacis, 1324) Marsilius establishes the political order necessary for the people, including their governance as basically purely secular. The political community becomes (...) as in Cicero's “De re publica” the cause of the citizens, the religious community, on the other hand, the church, becomes the cause of the faithful. And the highest decision-making authority in church politics is not with the Pope, but with the representative assembly of the faithful, a council (so-called conciliarism). Secular Governance/MarsiliusVsPapism: In a clarity and sharpness that was unknown before, not shared by his younger contemporary William of Ockham, but rather only represented again in the Reformation, Marsilius not only rejects the Pope's multiple abuse of power, but far more fundamentally all his worldly claims to power and the doctrine of the two powers on which they are based. >State/Marsilius, >Governance/Marsilius._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-23