{"product_id":"oresmes-livre-de-politiques-and-susan-m-babbitt-9780871697516","title":"Oresme's Livre de Politiques and the France of Charles V: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 75, Part 1)","description":"Charles V was a scholarly king who commissioned French versions of ancient \u0026amp; medieval treatises for the express purpose of guiding his government. To translate Aristotle's \"Politics\" he chose Nicole Oresme, an ingenious philosopher whose aptitude \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; adapt it to serve the French people, making it accessible to a new \u0026amp; broad audience. Contents: Oresme \u0026amp; his Version of the \"Politics\"; Oresme \u0026amp; the Commentary Tradition of the \"Politics\"; Nat. Sovereignty \u0026amp; the Hierarchy of Communities; The Public State \u0026amp; the Common Good; The \"Politics,\" the \"Livre de Politiques,\" \u0026amp; the Church; Aristotle, Oresme, \u0026amp; Gallicanism; Conclusion; \u0026amp; Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan M. Babbitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871697513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871697516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Philosophical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Susan M. Babbitt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48438030958847,"sku":"9780871697516","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0ecfc6e-2e2d-493f-af0d-cb5bf690febb.jpg?v=1777168331","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oresmes-livre-de-politiques-and-susan-m-babbitt-9780871697516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}