William of Ockham
Subtitle: A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Contributors: Arthur Stephen McGrade (Editor); John Kilcullen (Translator)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 25, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780521358033
Subjects: History of ideas, intellectual history; Political science & theory; Politics/International Relations; Philosophy; Reference; Political; Political Science / Reference; Political science--Early works to 1800; Early works to 1800; Political Science
First sentence: Since I am about to investigate many matters concerning the power of the pope, I have decided, because of the error of some who fear papal power more than God's, to inquire first whether thorough examination of the nature and extent of the pope's power is permissible and without danger of just accusation.