IDEAL CITY AND OPTIMUM GOVERNMENT IN 15th CENTURY CASTILE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE CLASSICAL GREEK MODEL IN ALONSO DE MADRIGAL
Keywords:
Monarchy, democracy, city, Pope, Church, conciliarism, Aristotle
Abstract
The influence of Aristotle’s thinking on Alonso de Madrigal’s, el Tostado, work De optima politia is analysed in this article. Special relevance is attached to the fact that this 15th century author, a supporter of conciliarism, defends the convenience of democracy and not monarchy.Format
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IDEAL CITY AND OPTIMUM GOVERNMENT IN 15th CENTURY CASTILE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE CLASSICAL GREEK MODEL IN ALONSO DE MADRIGAL (J. L. Barrios Sotos, Trans.). (2009). Res Publica. Revista de Historia de Las Ideas Políticas, 20. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RPUB/article/view/46263
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