Oresme's Livre de Politiques and the France of Charles V: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 75, Part 1) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780871697516)

Charles V was a scholarly king who commissioned French versions of ancient & medieval treatises for the express purpose of guiding his government. To translate Aristotle's "Politics" he chose Nicole Oresme, an ingenious philosopher whose aptitude & attitudes made him an effective supporter of the Valois monarchy. Oresme's task was to take his text out of the language of a small but international community of scholars & adapt it to serve the French people, making it accessible to a new & broad audience. Contents: Oresme & his Version of the "Politics"; Oresme & the Commentary Tradition of the "Politics"; Nat. Sovereignty & the Hierarchy of Communities; The Public State & the Common Good; The "Politics," the "Livre de Politiques," & the Church; Aristotle, Oresme, & Gallicanism; Conclusion; & Bibliography.

Author: Susan M. Babbitt
ISBN-10: 0871697513
ISBN-13: 9780871697516
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1985
Pages: 158
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d