270. Render unto Caesar: Marsilius of Padua
In Defender of the Peace, Marsilius of Padua develops new theories of representative government, rights, and ownership.
Themes:
• A. Brett (trans.), Marsilius of Padua: the Defender of the Peace (Cambridge: 2006).
• A. Gewirth (trans.), Marsilius of Padua: the Defender of the Peace (New York: 1956).
• A. Brett, Liberty, Right and Nature: Individual Rights in Later Scholastic Thought (Cambridge: 1997).
• G. Briguglia, Marsilio da Padova (Rome: 2013).
• A. Gewirth, Marsilius of Padua and Medieval Political Philosophy (New York: 1951).
• A. Lee, “Roman Law and Human Liberty: Marsilius of Padua on Property Rights,” Journal of the History of Ideas 70 (2009), 23-44.
• J. Miethke, De potestate papae: die päpstliche Amtskompetenz im Widerstreit der politischen Theorie von Thomas von Aquin bis Wilhelm von Ockham (Tübingen: 2000).
• G. Moreno-Riaño (ed.), The World of Marsilius of Padua (Turnhout: 2006).
• G. Moreno-Riaño and C.J. Nederman (eds), A Companion to Marsilius of Padua (Leiden: 2012).
• C.J. Nederman, Community and Consent: the Secular Political Theory of Marsiglio of Padua’s Defensor pacis (Lanham: 1995).
• C.J. Nederman, “Community and Self-Interest,” Marsiglio of Padua on Civil Life and Private Advantage,” Review of Politics 65 (2003), 395-416.
• B. Tierney, “Marsilius on Rights,” Journal of the History of Ideas 52 (1991), 3-17.
Comments
Another fascinating episode,
Another fascinating episode, but I suspect William of Pagula was writing for Edward III, not William III (unless he was anticipating events 350 years later!)
In reply to Another fascinating episode, by Beanie
Too many Williams
Oh dear, of course you're right! Just a slip because I was writing about William of Ockham and Pagula, I guess. (Or maybe it is because I went to Williams College.) I will fix that for the book version, thanks very much.
Nitpick
Unless I misheard (and I'm getting old: I can't rule it out entirely) you referred to a MIRROR FOR PRINCES aimed at 'William III of England'. Not in the fourteenth century, surely? William III was William of Orange or William-and-Mary fame.
In reply to Nitpick by Michael Cule
Williams
Yes, someone else already caught that - see above! But thanks for the correction.
I love cross-references
I recently came back to re-listen to this episode. I was prompted because Marsilius was mentioned in another podcast (History of the Germans podcast). I think Marsilius was also mentioned in another of the dozens of history podcasts I listen to. I love when a podcaster discusses someone I had not heard of ten years ago, only for me to think "ah, I learned about that guy in Peter's podcast" (sometimes, it goes the other way, too).
Thank you for all your efforts! --Spencer
In reply to I love cross-references by Spencer
Marsilius
Yes, as you can imagine I get that feeling a lot myself! I’ve been revising the Reformation episodes for the book version and am noticing how things I covered earlier anticipate points that are coming up now in the Counterreformation part.
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