William of Ockham: 'A Letter to the Friars Minor' and Other Writings (Paperback, New)

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 normally operate independently of one another. Today, when this assumption is questioned in some quarters, Ockham's analysis of the basis and functions of authority in spiritual and temporal affairs is of current as well as historical interest. His point of departure was a tragic collision between two specifically Christian ideals: the Franciscan conception of Christ's lordship (as lacking material wealth and power) and the ideal of a society guided by the single supreme authority of Christ's vicar, the Pope. This volume begins with Ockham's personal account of his engagement in that conflict and continues with important passages from the major works in which he attempted to resolve it.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Release date:	September 1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	William of Ockham
Editors:	Arthur Stephen McGrade • John Kilcullen
Dimensions:	215 x 139 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	438
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-35804-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-35804-3
Barcode:	9780521358040

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