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Marsilius of Padua and Isaac Abravanel on Kingship: The Medieval Precedents of Republicanism Revisited

In: Medieval Encounters
Author:
Vasileios Syros Docent in Political History, the History of Political Thought, and Jewish Intellectual History, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Finland

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24 Sep 2020
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Abstract

This article offers a comparative investigation of Marsilius of Padua’s and Isaac Abravanel’s ideas on kingship. It looks at how these thinkers transform the “canonical” sources of their respective traditions of political theorizing, i.e., Aristotle’s Politics and the Bible, to articulate the notion that ultimate authority rests with the citizens/people. It also examines how these two writers’ positions on kingship relate to the political realities that prevailed in late medieval Italy. Finally, it illuminates the medieval precedents of modern republicanism in the Christian and Jewish political traditions.

Title:
Marsilius of Padua and Isaac Abravanel on Kingship: The Medieval Precedents of Republicanism Revisited
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15700674-12340071
Language:
English
Pages:
203–225
Keywords:
Medieval and early modern political thought; Jewish political tradition; republicanism; kingship; Marsilius of Padua; Isaac Abravanel; Aristotle; Ptolemy of Lucca; biblical exegesis
In:
Medieval Encounters
In:
Volume 26: Issue 3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1570-0674
Print ISSN:
1380-7854
Subjects:
Medieval History, History, History & Culture, Middle East and Islamic Studies

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