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This is the first complete text by Ockham to be published in English. The Short Discourse is a passionate but compelling statement of Ockham's position on the most fundamental political problem of the medieval period: the relationship of supreme spiritual authority, as represented by the pope, to the autonomous secular authority claimed by the medieval empire and the emerging nation-states of Europe.William of Ockham is the author of 'William of Ockham: A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government' with ISBN 9780521352420 and ISBN 0521352428.
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