Ethics and political philosophy
By: editors, Arthur Steven McGrade, John Kilcullen, Matthew Kempshall
Contributors: McGrade, Arthur Stephen; Kilcullen, John, 1938-; Kempshall, M. S
Series: The Cambridge translations of medieval philosophical texts -- v. 2
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 664
Subjects: Ethics, Medieval; Political science -- Philosophy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Questions on Book X of the Ethics / Albert the Great; title: Conscience and synderesis / Bonaventure; title: On the rule of princes (selections) / Giles of Rome; title: Commentary and questions on Book III of Aristotle's Politics (selections) / Peter of Auvergne; title: Is it rational for someone without hope of a future life to choose to die for the commonwealth? / Henry of Ghent; title: Does a human being following the dictates of natural reason have to judge that he ought to love God more than himself? / Godfrey of Fontaines; title: Does a human being have a greater natural love for God than for himself, or vice versa? / James of Viterbo; title: Reply to James of Viterbo on love of God and self / Godfrey of Fontaines; title: Is a subject bound to obey a statute when it is not evident that it promotes the common utility? / Henry of Ghent; title: Are subjects bound to pay a tax when the need for it is not evident? / Godfrey of Fontaines; title: Is it better to be ruled by the best man than by the best laws? / James of Viterbo; title: Should a Christian king use unbelievers to defend his kingdom? / John of Naples; title: Using and enjoying / William of Ockham; title: Summa on ecclesiastical power (selections) / Augustine of Ancona; title: Is an errant individual bound to recant at the rebuke of a superior? / William of Ockham; title: Questions on Book X of the Ethics / Jean Buridan; title: On civil lordship (selections) / John Wyclif