A History of Political Thought
From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
1. Edition April 2000
316 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-18653-3
John Wiley & Sons
This volume continues the story of European political theorising by focusing on medieval and Renaissance thinkers. It includes extensive discussion of the practices that underpinned medieval political theories and which continued to play crucial roles in the eventual development of early-modern political institutions and debates. The author strikes a balance between trying to understand the philosophical cogency of medieval and Renaissance arguments on the one hand, elucidating why historically-suited medieval and Renaissance thinkers thought the ways they did about politics; and why we often think otherwise.
Preface.
Introduction.
1. Medieval Political Ideas and Medieval Society.
2. St Thomas Aquinas.
3. John of Paris.
4. Marsilius of Padua.
5. William of Ockham.
6. The Italien Renaissance and Machiavelli's Political
Theory.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Index.
Introduction.
1. Medieval Political Ideas and Medieval Society.
2. St Thomas Aquinas.
3. John of Paris.
4. Marsilius of Padua.
5. William of Ockham.
6. The Italien Renaissance and Machiavelli's Political
Theory.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Index.
"This is a very well-informed, thoughtful and scholarly account
that is destined to be read closely (and with great profit) by
specialists in the field as well as by the students for whom it is
primarily intended." Francis Oakley, Edward Dorr Professor of
the History of Ideas and President Emeritus of Williams
College
"Professor Coleman demonstrates an admirable grasp of the detail
and subtlety of the philosophical arguments, and their relation to
social and historial circumstances, including trends in wider
spheres of thought [...] I found the chapter on Plato particularly
illuminating and students will find much of ambiguity in The
Republic clarified by Coleman's discussion.[...] Students of
specialist courses in Greek, Stoic and early Christian political
thought will gain much from this scholarly and erudite book by an
acknowledged expert in the field"
David Boucher, Cardiff University English Historical Review Vol
117, June 2002
that is destined to be read closely (and with great profit) by
specialists in the field as well as by the students for whom it is
primarily intended." Francis Oakley, Edward Dorr Professor of
the History of Ideas and President Emeritus of Williams
College
"Professor Coleman demonstrates an admirable grasp of the detail
and subtlety of the philosophical arguments, and their relation to
social and historial circumstances, including trends in wider
spheres of thought [...] I found the chapter on Plato particularly
illuminating and students will find much of ambiguity in The
Republic clarified by Coleman's discussion.[...] Students of
specialist courses in Greek, Stoic and early Christian political
thought will gain much from this scholarly and erudite book by an
acknowledged expert in the field"
David Boucher, Cardiff University English Historical Review Vol
117, June 2002
Janet Coleman is the Professor of Ancient and Medieval Political Thought in the Government Department at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously she taught in the Politics Department at Exeter University and for the History Faculty of Cambridge University. She Studied at Yale University and at L'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris. Her numerous publications include The Individual in Political Theory and Practice (ed. 1996), Ancient and Medieval Memories: Studies in the Reconstruction of the Past (1992), Against the State: Studies in Sedition and Rebellion (1990) and English Literature in History 1350-1400: Medieval Readers and Writers (1981). She is co-founder and co-editor of the international journal History of Political Thought.
