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Dantes Inferno

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Dante's philosophical theory and his political views are both closely related each other and influence each other to the point that Dante based his doctrines of the Empire, primarily on philosophical reasons, considering both, Empire and universal peace guaranteed by this latter and as necessary condition to allow man to reach the human felicity, culminating in the exercise of the speculative virtues. Dante saw the philosopher's authority free and sovereign in his domain and gave him the task to guide the Emperor himself who, in turn, had to guide man in reaching the highest good attainable on this life. In fact, Dante's religious political and philosophical thought made philosophy completely self-sufficient and independent from the faith
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