Marsilius of Padua: Marsilius of Padua (c. 1270 – c. 1342) was an Italian scholar. His major work is Defensor pacis (Defender of the Peace), written between 1320 and 1324. In this work, Marsilius argued that the secular state is independent of the Church and that the people are the ultimate source of political authority. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |