Oresme's Livre de Politiques and the France of Charles V: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 75, Part 1)

By Susan M. Babbitt

Charles V was a scholarly king who commissioned French versions of ancient & medieval treatises for the express purpose of guiding his government. To translate Aristotle's "Politics" he chose Nicole Oresme, an ingenious philosopher whose aptitude & attitudes made him an effective supporter of the Valois monarchy. Oresme's task was to take his text out of the language of a small but international community of scholars & adapt it to serve the French people, making it accessible to a new & broad audience. Contents: Oresme & his Version of the "Politics"; Oresme & the Commentary Tradition of the "Politics"; Nat. Sovereignty & the Hierarchy of Communities; The Public State & the Common Good; The "Politics," the "Livre de Politiques," & the Church; Aristotle, Oresme, & Gallicanism; Conclusion; & Bibliography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871697513
• ISBN13: 9780871697516
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"