Empire and the Historiography of European Political Thought: Marsiglio of Padua, Nicholas of Cusa, and the Medieval/Modern Divide
Cary J. Nederman
John Pocock's The First Decline and Fall (2003) presents a novel argument for drawing clear distinction between medieval early modern varieties of political thinking writing that implicitly challenges the current historiographical trend "softens" dividing line two. present paper critically examines claim, which is based on appearance theme historicity Roman Empire (imperial decline fall) in (and especially Florentine) theory. In particular, works Marsiglio Padua Nicholas Cusa are surveyed to demonstrate thesis, while useful, fails capture fully historical complexity / divide European thought.
Journal of the History of Ideas