Government
Jean Dunbabin
In order to discuss medieval theories of government one must first locate them. There are very few works whose avowed aim was the examination in conceptual terms current governmental problems. Therefore bulk material has be extracted from that had another purpose. But this at once creates uncomfortable choices. The sources conventionally used by historians political philosophy differ both those on which constitutional habitually draw and appropriate for investigation man's unspoken assumptions about government. Yet all three have some claim reveal ‘real’ thought age. And past studies suggest they do not blend easily.
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