The political thought of William of Ockham: personal and institutional principles

The English Franciscan, William of Ockham (c. 1285–1349), was one of the most important thinkers of the later middle ages. Summoned to Avignon in 1324 to answer charges of heresy, Ockham became convinced that Pope John XXII was himself a heretic in denying the complete poverty of Christ and the apos...

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Main Author: McGrade, Arthur Stephen 1934- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1974
In:Year: 1974
Reviews:[Rezension von: McGrade, Arthur Stephen, The Political Thought of William of Ockham: Personal and Institutional Principles] (1978) (Oakley, Francis)
REVIEWS (1976) (Hudson, Anne)
Series/Journal:Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought 3rd ser., 7
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Wilhelm, von Ockham 1285-1347 / Political philosophy
Further subjects:B Political science ; Philosophy
B Political Science Philosophy
B William of Ockham (approximately 1285-approximately 1349) Political and social views
B William
B William ; of Ockham ; approximately 1285-approximately 1349 ; Political and social views
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521202848
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Summary:The English Franciscan, William of Ockham (c. 1285–1349), was one of the most important thinkers of the later middle ages. Summoned to Avignon in 1324 to answer charges of heresy, Ockham became convinced that Pope John XXII was himself a heretic in denying the complete poverty of Christ and the apostles and a tyrant in claiming supremacy over the Roman empire. Ockham's political writings were a result of these personal convictions, but also include systematic discourses on the basis and functions of spiritual and secular power as well as exhaustive discussions of Franciscan poverty and the general problem of papal heresy. Ockham emerges in this study as a man deeply committed to natural and Christian human rights, who found these fundamental values so seriously menaced in his time that their survival could be assured only by radical, even revolutionary, personal action and by a basic reworking of traditional political thought.
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ISBN:0511561237
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511561238