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Marsilius of Padua
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Mar·sil·i·us of Padua  (mär-sl-s) 1280?-1343?
Italian philosopher who wrote Defender of the Peace, a work that denied the secular authority of the pope.
Marsilius of Padua [mɑːˈsɪlɪəs]
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(Biographies / Marsilius of Padua (?1290-?1343) M, Italian, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) Italian name Marsiglio dei Mainardini. ?1290-?1343, Italian political philosopher, best known as the author of the Defensor pacis (1324), which upheld the power of the temporal ruler over that of the church
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The theoretical constructs of Marsilio of Padua or William of Ockham, for example, can only be understood as expressions of the political situation arising from the conflicts between John XXII and Louis of Bavaria, expressed in the intellectual language at hand.
Political Thought in Europe: 1250-1450 by Rowan, Steven / Renaissance Quarterly
The theoretical constructs of Marsilio of Padua or William of Ockham, for example, can only be understood as expressions of the political situation arising from the conflicts between John XXII and Louis of Bavaria, expressed in the intellectual language at hand.
From Politics to Reason of State: The Acquisition and Transformation ... by Rowan, Steven / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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