Why is marsilius writing this treatise

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Marsilius of Padua, Defensor pacis, I, III

Why is Marsilius writing this treatise? Is it simply a theoretical text?

What is the function of society? What is the basis of political authority? Why is political society essential? In answering these questions, is Marsilius an Aristotelean?

Three distinct principles seem to operate in the text: rational/idealist ("the state is a product of reason and exists for the end of men's living well"); positivist/legalistic ("political authority is primarily concerned with the resolution of confilcts and is defined by the possession and structure of coercive power"); voluntarist/republican ("the sole source of legitimate power is the will or consent of the people"). Try to trace these various strands through the text. Have we seen any of these positions before?

What answers do each of these positions give to the following questions: Why do we obey our rulers? What is the nature of law? Who should rule?

Are these three positions incompatible? How does Marsilius manage to reconcile them (or does he)?

If we follow Marsilius in looking at government not primarily in terms of final causes (the purpose of human life), but in terms of efficient causes (what does this mean?), how do we answer this question: "Do we have any basis for declaring certain laws illegitimate if they are properly publicized and have the coercive force of a properly constituted government behind them?" Is this a problem?

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