Quod Omnes Tangit: Consent Theory in the Radical Libertarian Tradition in the Middle Ages

07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Carl Watner

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In this article, medieval thinkers will be explored and how they dealt with these ideas, and developed them into the concept that “political legitimacy is grounded in the free consent of the governed”.

Volume 19, Number 2 (2005)

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Watner, Carl. “Quod Omnes Tangit: Consent Theory in the Radical Libertarian Tradition in the Middle Ages.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 19, No. 2 (2005): 67–85.

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