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William of Ockham: On Heretics, Books 1-5 and Against John, Chapters 5-16

Name: William of Ockham: On Heretics, Books 1-5 and Against John, Chapters 5-16
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Contributors:

John Kilcullen (Editor), John Scott (Editor)

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Oxford University Press, USA

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Hardcover

Book Category:

Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Religion

Book Subcategory:

History & Surveys, Christian Theology

Book Topic:

Medieval

Series:

Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi

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2024-02-23

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9780197267592

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2 lbs

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8.90 x 6.50 x 2.00 inches

Pages:

496

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Theologians and church lawyers in William Ockham's time generally agreed that a pope could become a heretic. According to Ockham, that had happened with Pope John XXII. The first part of Ockham's Dialogue is intended to show that John was a heretic, and to set out what should be done to remove him from the papacy. The relevant questions are discussed in a long conversation between Master and Student in which Ockham's own opinions are not directly stated. In Against John, Ockham makes his views very clear.

According to Ockham, no individual or body within the Church is infallible, not even the pope or a general council. Religious error can spread almost throughout the Church. But there will always be a remnant who do not fall into the error. Thus, a dissident individual or minority may be in the right. Among Christians there should therefore be freedom of speech. Any Christian, man or woman, learned or illiterate, can put forward an opinion and argue for it 'a thousand times', in the face of contradiction by the pope himself, without being a heretic, even if the opinion is in truth a heresy. What makes a believer in a heresy a heretic is pertinacity, i.e. unwillingness to listen or unwillingness to change one's mind even if contrary evidence is clearly explained. A clear sign of pertinacity is an attempt to impose error coercively. According to Ockham, Pope John XXII was a heretic, and therefore no longer pope, because he tried to impose heresies coercively.

About the Author
John Kilcullen, Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University, John Scott, Retired, N/A

John Kilcullen is a graduate of the University of Queensland, the University of Toronto, and the Australian National University. He has taught English Literature at the University of Queensland, Philosophy at the University of Toronto, and Politics and Philosophy at Macquarie University. His research focuses on philosophy and the history of philosophy, especially political philosophy, and topics relating to freedom of thought, freedom of speech, religious and moral toleration, and political liberalism.

John Scott is a graduate of the University of Sydney. He has taught at the University of Tasmania, the University of Sydney, and Macquarie University. He has published editions and translation of medieval historical and philosophical texts.

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