Selected Works of William of Ockham— Vol. 1
Selected Works of William of Ockham— Vol. 1

Author: William of Ockham O.F.M.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-06-07

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1387024116

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You are holding, to date the only critical study of the works by William of Ockham regarding his perception and teaching of the Corpus Christi. Within these pages are the main corpus of works which have been carefully screened from all extant works. The era is the early 1300's and the Christian Church is under siege of by the gradual infiltration of the writings of Aristotle into the West was not without profound repercussions on the speculative thought of the day. This was true not only in the field of natural philosophy but in an even more marked degree in the field of logic. Philosophy gained for itself more of an autonomous position without, however, becoming completely divorced from theology, the queen of the sciences. The great speculative minds of the day began to inquire more earnestly as to just which truths the human mind could demonstrate with certainty. The field of positive theology became more and more distinct from that of speculative theology.

Quodlibetal Questions
Quodlibetal Questions

Author: William (of Ockham)

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780300075069

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This book offers the first English translation of the Quodlibetal Questions of William of Ockham (c. 1285-1347)--reflections on a variety of topics in logic, ontology, natural philosophy, philosophical psychology, moral theory, and theology by one of the preeminent thinkers of the Middle Ages. It is based on the recent critical edition of Ockham's theological and philosophical works.

Philosophical Writings
Philosophical Writings

Author: William (of Ockham)

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780872200784

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This volume contains selections of Ockham's philosophical writings which give a balanced introductory view of his work in logic, metaphysics, and ethics. This edition includes textual markings referring readers to appendices containing changes in the Latin text and alterations found in the English translation that have been made necessary by the critical edition of Ockham's work published after Boehner prepared the original text. The updated bibliography includes the most important scholarship produced since publication of the original edition.

Five Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals
Five Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals

Author: Paul V. Spade

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 1994-03-15

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1624662005

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New translations of the central mediaeval texts on the problem of universals are presented here in an affordable edition suitable for use in courses in mediaeval philosophy, history of mediaeval philosophy, and universals. Includes a concise Introduction, glossary of important terms, notes, and bibliography.

The Cambridge Companion to Ockham
The Cambridge Companion to Ockham

Author: Paul Vincent Spade

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-12-13

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9780521587907

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Offers a full discussion of all significant aspects of this medieval philosopher's thought.