The Power of Ideas: Some Remarks about Two Recent Books on the History of Medieval Political Thought

Nederman, Cary J. (2020) The Power of Ideas: Some Remarks about Two Recent Books on the History of Medieval Political Thought. Reti Medievali Rivista, 21 (1). pp. 17-22. ISSN 1593-2214

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Abstract

This essay discusses the historiography of Western medieval political thought, as reflected in "Il pensiero politico medievale" by Gianluca Briguglia and "Il potere al plurale: un profilo di storia del pensiero politico medievale" by Roberto Lambertini and Mario Conetti. These two volumes propose vastly different approaches to the topic both in terms of chronology and focus, the first focusing mainly on texts, the other primarily on practices and institutions. Read in conjunction with one another, these books testify to the complexities involved in conceptualizing the emergence and development of political ideas in Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire in the West and the era of the Renaissance and the Reformation.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Nella sezione "Interventi a tema": "L’esercizio del potere e la definizione dei quadri cognitivi della politica. Il pensiero politico nel Medioevo in due nuovi volumi", a cura di Paolo Evangelisti.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Middle Ages, Aristotelianism, Medieval political ideas, Thomas Aquinas, Christine de Pizan, Medioevo, Aristotelismo, Pensiero politico medievale, Tommaso d'Aquino
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
Depositing User:	dr Vincenzo De Luise
Date Deposited:	26 Jun 2020 11:23
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2020 04:31
URI:	http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/5442

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