07228. DANTE ON WORLD GOVERNMENT. Very thorough summary and review of Dante's analysis of world government. Making use of typical Medieval scholastic type arguments, Dante proves three contentions: that a universal world government is the best possible form of human government; that the Roman Empire existed by right and was guided by Providence; and that the authority of the Holy Roman Emperor was superior to that of the Pope. 20 pages, 1 footnote, 1 bibliographic source. Notes in text.