The Secularity of the Valentior Pars in the Philosophy of Marsilius of Padua
Marsilius attributes the legislative authority to “the whole corporation of citizens or its weightier part” (universitas civium aut valentior pars). The ambiguity and vagueness of the expression “valentior pars” has caused different readings of Marsilius’s thought, in a more democratic (quantitate p...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2005
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/petm/article/view/7843 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=patris&d=7843_oai |
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| Sumario: | Marsilius attributes the legislative authority to “the whole corporation of citizens or its weightier part” (universitas civium aut valentior pars). The ambiguity and vagueness of the expression “valentior pars” has caused different readings of Marsilius’s thought, in a more democratic (quantitate personarum) or more aristocratic (qualitate in communitate) sense. The analyse of this concept leads to the conclusion that the valentior pars, whichever configuration it has, and despite the theoretic difficulties, is the way to state that in any civitas the legislative authority must be absolutely lay. The paper explains that such an anticlerical meaning of the expression "weightier part" is the most congruent political application of it, because this part doesn’t represent particular interests, but the common interest; however, this one can't be represented by the priesthood, as a part of civil community. Therefore, if priests claim to make laws and have civil jurisdiction, they will obstruct the rightful political action, divide the community and bring the war. |
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