On Monarchy
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On Monarchy is a political treatise by Dante Alighieri that argues for the necessity of a universal secular monarchy to secure peace and human flourishing.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Monarchy canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | political treatise ⓘ |
| aimsAt | rational justification of universal empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | De Monarchia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
independence of temporal power from spiritual power
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necessity of a universal secular monarchy ⓘ unity of the human race under one temporal ruler ⓘ universal peace as condition for human flourishing ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dante’s political exile ⓘ |
| author | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| book1Focus | necessity of a single temporal monarch for the world ⓘ |
| book2Focus | legitimacy of Roman Empire ⓘ |
| book3Focus | relation between emperor and pope ⓘ |
| claims |
emperor receives authority directly from God
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pope has no authority to depose emperor ⓘ temporal and spiritual ends are distinct ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 14th century ⓘ |
| genre |
medieval political theory
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasReception |
condemned and placed on the Index of Prohibited Books in the 16th century
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important text in history of political thought ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
conflict between papacy and Holy Roman Empire
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late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance political thought
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later theories of secular state ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Christian theology NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
peace and human flourishing
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relationship between Church and Empire ⓘ secular authority ⓘ universal monarchy ⓘ |
| opposes | papal supremacy in temporal matters ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De Monarchia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | dualist theory of two powers ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
common good of humanity
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justice and peace ⓘ teleology of human life ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Divine Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
hierarchy of ends
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humanity as a single political community ⓘ natural law ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Medieval philosophy ⓘ |
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