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June 01, 2007
William of Ockham
Here I go again...this week's In Our Time, from BBC radio, focused on William of Ockham, and was quite a good introduction. They pretty much stayed with Ockham himself - that was enough - without going too much into broader implications and influence, except for a bit on the political end. But as always, very impressive for the substantive material that's covered in such a relatively brief period of time. It's available for download until Wednesday.
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Thanks for posting these, Amy. I loved the Joan of Arc session and one day I hope to remember, all by myself, that the BBC does this every week.
But I'm not there yet, so... thanks.
Posted by: Christopher Fotos at Jun 2, 2007 9:01:59 AM
Amy,
Thanks for this link; Ockham is so very important for Western intellectual history, and this should serve as a refresher for me. He and others like Duns Scotus have been blamed for the rise of modernity.
By the way, would you or anyone else have any recommendations for stuff on intellectual history/philosophy/etc from like the Video Professor series or anything? I'm interested in DVDs/audio CDs dealing with such things, but I'm always leery, so I don't want to buy anything without a recommendation.
Posted by: Irenaeus at Jun 2, 2007 11:40:46 AM
Next week's could be a good one too - Sassoon converted to Catholicism late in life
This, then, brought our new making. Much emotional stress –
Call it conversion; but the word can't cover such good.
It was like being in love with ambient blessedness –
In love with life transformed – life breathed afresh, though
yet half understood.There had been many byways for the frustrate brain,
All leading to illusions lost and shrines forsaken...
One road before us now – one guidance for our gain –
One morning light – whatever the world’s weather – wherein
wide-eyed to waken.excerpt* of Lenten Illuminations. Sight Sufficient, 1958
(*couldn't find the whole poem online)and corresponded with Dame Felicitas Corrigan.
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/arts/al0114.html
http://www.catholicauthors.com/sasoon.html
http://books.google.com/books?id=LO9KDzIYSZoC&pg=PA395&lpg=PA395&dq=sassoon+lenten+illuminations&source=web&ots=JBxQTZLoyj&sig=H5rJx_DqMZGnPyKV8WNm8h6RtcU#PPA397,M1Posted by: Clare Krishan at Jun 2, 2007 11:03:33 PM
Sassoon's Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, his autobiography in novel form of his experiences as a British infantry officer in WWI, have always struck me as one of the most unsparingly honest self portraits since Saint Augustine's Confessions. Here, clearly, is a man who valued Truth above all. No wonder that he turned to Catholicism when he decided that the Church represented the greatest Truth of all.
Posted by: Donald R. McClarey at Jun 3, 2007 10:05:24 AM
Christopher, since Amy recommended Joan of Arc, I've added "In Our Time" to my podcasting downloader. Do you have one? I only learnt how to use one a few months ago, but they're really useful to keep track of MP3s, even if you're downloading to listen on computers, not mp3 players.
Posted by: Eileen R at Jun 4, 2007 2:21:55 AM
Eileen, I'm interested in what that is.
Posted by: Irenaeus at Jun 4, 2007 10:22:43 PM
