Community and Consent

by Nederman, Cary J.

• ISBN13: 9780847679447
• ISBN10: 0847679446
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-10-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

In the first examination of the Defensor Pacis in almost fifty years, Cary J. Nederman demonstrates Marsiglio of Padua's continuing relevance, connecting his philosophy to contemporary debates about community, identity, difference, and political participation. Community and Consent describes Marsiglio's attempt to resolve the tension in medieval Christian political thought created by the apparently competing standards of reason (thought to be the province of a few) and volition (the realm of every individual). Marsiglio argued for a harmonization of reason and will, regarding neither as sufficient to authorize political conduct. The book includes historical and biographical information not previously available in English, as well as a survey and critique of the current state of Marsiglio scholarship in all languages.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
The Historical Bearing of the Defensor Pacis: Toward a Generic Theory of Politics	p. 9
Reason and Will, Nature and Consent: The Foundations of Marsiglian Community	p. 29
Communal Functionalism: Diversity and Identity in Marsiglian Politics	p. 53
Law, Reason, and Consent: The Making of Participatory Politics	p. 73
Government and Community, 1: Election and the Limitation of Authority	p. 99
Government and Community, 2: Plurality, Unity, and Jurisdiction	p. 123
Conclusion: Marsiglian Myths	p. 143
Bibliography	p. 149
Index	p. 157
About the Author	p. 163
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