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Legitimation of political power in medieval thought : acts of the XIX Annual Colloquium of the Société internationale pour l'étude de la philosophie médiévale, Alcalá, 18th-20th September 2013 / edited by Celia López Alcalde, Josep Puig Montada and Pedro Roche Arnas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- International Society for the Study of Medieval Philosophy. International Colloquium (19th : 2013 : Alcalá de Henares, Spain)
- Series:
- Rencontres de philosophie médiévale ; 17.
- Rencontres de philosophie médiévale ; 17
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Power (Social sciences)--History--To 1500--Congresses.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Power (Philosophy)--History--To 1500--Congresses.
- Power (Philosophy).
- Political science--History--To 1500--Congresses.
- Political science.
- Philosophy, Medieval--Congresses.
- Philosophy, Medieval.
- History.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 456 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Turnhout : Brepols, 2018.
- Language Note:
- 9 contributions in English, 8 in Spanish, 3 in French, 3 in Italian, 1 in German, and 1 in Portuguese.
- Summary:
- "What makes political power legitimate? Without legitimation, subjects will not accept power, and, since religion permeated medieval society, religion became foundational to philosophical legitimations of political power. In 2013, the XIX Annual Colloquium of the International Society for the Study of Medieval Philosophy took place in Alcalá de Henares, one of the medieval centers of political debate within and between Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities. The members of these communities all shared the common belief that God constitutes the remote or proximate cause of legitimation. Yet, beyond this common belief, they differed significantly in their points of departure and how their arguments evolved. For instance, the debate among Western Christians in the conflict between secular power and Papal authority sowed the seeds for a secular basis of legitimacy. The volume reflects the results of the colloquium. Many contributions focus on key Christian thinkers such as Marsilius of Padua, Thomas Aquinas, John Quidort of Paris, Giles of Rome, Dante, and William of Ockham; other studies focus on major authors from the Jewish and Muslim traditions, such as Maimonides and Alfarabi. Finally, several papers focus on lesser-known but no less important figures for the history of political thought: Manegold of Lautenbach, Ptolemy of Lucca, Guido Terrena, John of Viterbo, Pierre de Ceffons, John Wyclif and Pierre de Plaoul. The contributions rely on original texts, giving the readers a fresh insight into these issues."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Papers presented at the 19th International Colloquium of the International Society for the Study of Medieval Philosophy, held in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, September 18-20, 2013.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9782503580180
- 2503580181
- OCLC:
- 1031172863
- Publisher Number:
- 99977613146
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