“Constitutum Constantini” and “Romgedanke”. The Donation of Constantine in the Thought of Three Main Advocates of the Imperial Right of Rome: Dante, Marsilius of Padua and William of Ockham (end)
Abstract
In this third part, dedicated to Ockham, are shown the interpretations of the donatio that the venerabilis inceptor makes in the Dialogus de potestate papae et imperatoris, in the Allegationes de potestate imperiali, in the Octo quaestiones de potestate papae, and in the Breviloquium de potestate papae. In all these treaties, Ockham interprets the donatio as a partial concessio which is foreign to public law and which, for that reason, does not touch upon imperial sovereignty. The Breviloquium, in particular, is analysed, in which the author finds confirmation of the medieval inclination to attribute history to reason. A final conclusion brings together reflections on the significance of the encounter between the Donatio Constantini and the Romgedanke in the early Middle Ages. [This is the last one of the three part article. To see the previous: part 1, vol. 3 (1982); part 2, vol. 4/5 (1983-1984)]Downloads
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