Lordship and Freedom in Political Theory of the 14th Century

  • Jürgen Miethke Universidad de Heidelberg
Keywords: Political Philosophy, 14th Century, Tradition, Individual Freedom, Lordship

Abstract

Lordship and freedom, taken apart and in their relation to each other, have in the 14th century never been subject of consideration per se. This is not surprising, if we consider the immediate interest and the focus of the tradition that was passed on to the political thinkers of the 14 Century. The interrelation of lordship and freedom was not subject of reflection in antiquity, so it only indirectly came within the view of defenders of the plenitudo potestatis of the Pope or of royal independence. This paper shows that in some  exemples: Boniface VIII, Aegidius Romanus, John Quidort and Marsilius of Padua. It is in the political theory of William of Ockham that we first find a conception of individual freedom.

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Published
1995-11-06
How to Cite
Miethke, J. (1995). Lordship and Freedom in Political Theory of the 14th Century. Patristica Et Mediævalia, 16, 3-32. Retrieved from http://revistascientificas2.filo.uba.ar/index.php/petm/article/view/8775
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