Contains selections of Ockham's philosophical writings which give a balanced introductory view of his work in logic, metaphysics, and ethics. This volume includes textual markings referring readers to appendices containing changes in the Latin text.
More than any other single thinker, William of Ockham (c.1285–1347) is responsible for the widely held modern assumption that religious... Læs mere
The Short Discourse is a passionate but compelling statement of Ockham's position on the most fundamental political problem of the medieval period.