...theologian and logician. Born in Surrey, near London, England, he entered the Franciscan order and studied theology at Oxford University, where he qualified as a professor of theology, but was unable to take up the position due to interference from university authorities who viewed his theories as heretical. In 1324, he was summoned to the papacy in Avignon to respond to charges of heresy, and in his third year there he became embroiled in a debate over poverty, which divided the Franciscans at the time, and his life changed dramatically from then on. Ockham studied the issue of poverty at the direction of Michael of Cesena, the Franciscan general who rebelled against the decisions of Pope John XXII, insisting that poverty should be taken in a strict sense. He became convinced that the pope was wrong, and secretly followed the general out of Avignon, fleeing to seek protection from Louis IV of Bavaria, who had taken the throne after clearly taking an anti-papal stance. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "William of Ockham" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…神学者,論理学者。イギリス,ロンドン近郊のサリーで生まれ,フランシスコ修道会に入って後オックスフォード大学で神学を学び,神学教授の資格を取得したが,彼の学説を異端視する大学当局者の妨害のため現実に就任することができなかった。異端の嫌疑にこたえるため1324年アビニョンの教皇庁に召喚されたオッカムは,滞在3年目に当時フランシスコ会を二分していた〈清貧〉論争にまきこまれ,以後彼の生活は激変する。清貧を厳格な意味にとるべきことを主張して,教皇ヨハネス22世の決定に反抗したフランシスコ会総長チェゼナのミカエルの指示によって清貧問題を研究したオッカムは,教皇の誤りを確信するにいたり,ひそかに総長に従ってアビニョンを逃れ,反教皇の立場をあきらかにして帝位についていたバイエルンのルートウィヒ4世の庇護を求める。… ※「ウィリアム・オブ・オッカム」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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