William of Ockham: 'a Letter to the Friars Minor' and Other Writings

by William of Ockham

Book Overview

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. When this assumption is questioned in some quarters, Ockham's acute analysis of the basis and functions of authority in spiritual and temporal affairs is of modern as well as historical interest. His point of departure was a tragic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521358043
• ISBN13: 9780521358040
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"