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William of Ockham, Dialogus Part 1, Book 6

Part 1, Book 6

Av George Knysh, George Knysh

Del 41 i serien Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi

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William Ockham intended the Dialogus to be a thorough examination (a "summa") of the doctrinal and political issues at stake during what in fact became the last major confrontation between Church and State in the waning period of the Western Middle Ages. Part I of the project, entitled “Concerning Heretics”, dealt with the problem of a Pope betraying the main values of his community, and the lengthy Book 6 described the consequent inquisition and punishment. The Dialogus is to Ockham what The Republic is to Plato or the Leviathan to Hobbes. It is one of the great treatises in the history of political thought. Cast in the form of a discussion between a master and a student, while primarily focusing on the concrete events of its time, it enunciates general principles which are easily adaptable to any socio-political situation involving human political interaction.
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George Knysh studied at the University of Manitoba (B.A. University Gold Medal, 1959; M.A, 1962) and at the University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science, Ph.D. 1968) where he completed his dissertation on the political thought of William of Ockham. He went on to become Professor of Political Theory at the University of Manitoba in the Department of Political Studies, from 1964 to 2007. He joined the British Academy's Ockham Dialogus project in 1998.

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The publication of George Knysh’s edition of the two final volumes of Ockham’s major work on political philosophy marks the end of a long wait among medievalists, historians of philosophy, and historians of political and religious thought. [...] The importance of these publications is difficult to overstate. The work was significant at the time, and having easy access to a reliable edition will not only contribute to our understanding of late medieval political and religious debates but also allow us to reflect on more universal and timeless questions. Until now, only specialists having the necessary skills and patience for reading manuscripts (or somewhat easier Renaissance editions) have been able to study Ockham’s work as a whole, but now it is available to a broader readership.

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