Marsilius of Padua was one of the most innovative political thinkers of the Middle Ages. His thinking is seen by many today as a precursor to modern democracy. Marsilius’ views of human nature, the rule of law, and the separation of the Church and State are commonplace today but revolutionary in his time. In his great work Defender of the Peace, Marsilius argues that not only should the Church not have political power, but that its claim of auth…
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