De Monarchia by Dante Alighieri
A philosophical and political treatise arguing that humanity needs a single, universal secular ruler to secure peace and justice; it claims that supreme temporal authority is ordained by divine providence and is independent of ecclesiastical power, while also upholding the distinct spiritual jurisdiction of the Church. The work defends the legitimacy and necessity of imperial authority for human flourishing, critiques papal claims to temporal control, and outlines a natural-law rationale for the harmony of church and state under separate but complementary roles.
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- Published
- 1313
- Nationality
- Italian
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- Unknown
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- Original Language
- Latin
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- On Monarchy
- On the Monarchy
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