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    De Monarchia

    Dante Alighieri

    De Monarchia, by Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.

    Chapters
    49
    Variants
    49
    Genre
    Political Theory
    Difficulty
    Advanced

    Chapters

    1. 01Prefaceprose
    2. 02Introductionprose
    3. 03Some Opinions of the De Monarchiaprose
    4. 04Book I: Whether Temporal Monarchy Is Necessary for the Well-being of the World, Chapter I: Introduction.prose
    5. 05Chapter II: To what end does government exist among all men?prose
    6. 06Chapter III: To actualize the whole capacity of the possible intellect in speculation and action.prose
    7. 07Chapter IV: To attain this end humanity requires universal peace.prose
    8. 08Chapter V: When several things are ordained for one end, one must rule and the others obey.prose
    9. 09Chapter VI: The order which is found in the parts of the human race should be found in the race as a whole.prose
    10. 10Chapter VII: The relation of kingdoms and nations to the monarch should be that of humanity to God.prose
    11. 11Chapter VIII: Men are made in the image of God; but God is one.prose
    12. 12Chapter IX: Men, as the sons of Heaven, should follow in the footprints of Heaven.prose
    13. 13Chapter X: In order to settle all disputes a supreme judge is necessary.prose
    14. 14Chapter XI: The world is best ordered when in it Justice is preëminent.prose
    15. 15Chapter XII: Humanity is ordered for the best when most free.prose
    16. 16Chapter XIII: He who is best adapted for ruling is the best director of other men.prose
    17. 17Chapter XIV: What one agent can do is better done by one than by many.prose
    18. 18Chapter XV: In every sort of thing that is best which is most one.prose
    19. 19Chapter XVI: Christ willed to be born in the fullness of time when Augustus was Monarch.prose
    20. 20Book II: Whether the Roman People Rightfully Appropriated the Office of Monarchy, Chapter I: Introduction.prose
    21. 21Chapter II: What God wills in human society is to be held as right.prose
    22. 22Chapter III: The Romans as the noblest people deserved precedence before all others.prose
    23. 23Chapter IV: Because the Roman Empire was aided by miracles it was willed of God.prose
    24. 24Chapter V: The Roman people in subduing the world had in view the good of the state and therefore the end of Right.prose
    25. 25Chapter VI: He who purposes Right proceeds according to Right.prose
    26. 26Chapter VII: The Roman people were ordained for Empire by nature.prose
    27. 27Chapter VIII: The decree of God showed that Empire belonged to the Roman people.prose
    28. 28Chapter IX: The Romans were victorious over all contestants for Empire.prose
    29. 29Chapter X: That which is acquired by single combat is acquired with Right.prose
    30. 30Chapter XI: The single combats of the Roman people.prose
    31. 31Chapter XII: Christ in being born proved that the authority of the Roman Empire was just.prose
    32. 32Chapter XIII: Christ in dying confirmed the jurisdiction of the Roman Empire over all humanity.prose
    33. 33Book III: Whether the Authority of the Roman Monarch Derives from God Immediately or from Some Vicar of God, Chapter I: prose
    34. 34Chapter II: God wills not that which is counter to the intention of nature.prose
    35. 35Chapter III: Of the three classes of our opponents and the too great authority many ascribe to tradition.prose
    36. 36Chapter IV: The opponents’ argument adduced from the sun and moon.prose
    37. 37Chapter V: Argument from the precedence of Levi over Judah.prose
    38. 38Chapter VI: Argument from the election and deposition of Saul by Samuel.prose
    39. 39Chapter VII: Argument from the oblation of the Magi.prose
    40. 40Chapter VIII: Argument from the prerogative of the keys consigned to Peter.prose
    41. 41Chapter IX: Argument from the two swords.prose
    42. 42Chapter X: Argument from the donation of Constantine.prose
    43. 43Chapter XI: Argument from the summoning of Charles the Great by Pope Hadrian.prose
    44. 44Chapter XII: Argument from reason.prose
    45. 45Chapter XIII: The authority of the Church is not the source of Imperial authority.prose
    46. 46Chapter XIV: The Church received power of transference neither from God, from herself, nor from any Emperor.prose
    47. 47Chapter XV: The prerogative of conferring authority upon the Empire is contrary to the nature of the Church.prose
    48. 48Chapter XVI: The authority of the Empire derives from God directly.prose
    49. 49Reference Books, Histories, etc.prose