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William of Ockham: ’A Letter to the Friars Minor’ and Other Writings

By William of Ockham

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
0521358043, 9780521358040, 0521352436, 9780521352437
LCC
BV629 .W62213 1995
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6254664 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Pages
435\435
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

More than any other single thinker, William of Ockham (c.1285-1347) is responsible for the widely held modern assumption that religious and secular-political institutions should operate independently of one another. His point of departure was a tragic collision between two specifically Christian ideals: that of St. Francis and that of a society guided by the single supreme authority of the Pope. This volume begins with his personal account of his engagement in that conflict and continues with essential passages from the major works in which he attempted to resolve it.

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