The complete critical edition of Opera Politica by William of Ockham

The author draws attention to the recently completed but largely unnoticed British edition of Opera Politica by William of Ockham († probably 1348). The effort to publish the entire political work of the English Franciscan scholar has taken more than eighty years, and it has now culminated in the fi...

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Autor principal: Miethke, Jürgen
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2025
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Guillermo de Ockham
Edición crítica
Opera politica
Dialogus
British Academy
William of Ockham
Critical Edition
Opera Politica
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The complete critical edition of Opera Politica by William of Ockham
topic_facet Guillermo de Ockham
Edición crítica
Opera politica
Dialogus
British Academy
William of Ockham
Critical Edition
Opera Politica
Dialogus
British Academy
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description The author draws attention to the recently completed but largely unnoticed British edition of Opera Politica by William of Ockham († probably 1348). The effort to publish the entire political work of the English Franciscan scholar has taken more than eighty years, and it has now culminated in the final parts of the first critical edition of Ockham’s political masterpiece, the Dialogus, reconstructed in all its remaining sections. Until the late 20th century, this widely cited text, which offers a critical reassessment of the controversial arguments in the ongoing struggle between Church and State, was only available in early editions (particularly, Melchior Goldast’s Monarchia, from 1614) and modern reprints. Now, readers can compare the text with its manuscript transmission in the critical apparatus. This report provides an overview of the Opera Politica project and its editors before focusing on the last two volumes, originally planned as volumes VI and VII, but now incorporated as parts of the complete Dialogus edition. This unfortunate decision obscures the texts as standalone works and contributes to misunderstandings due to the discrepancies between the Opera Politica edition and the British Academy’s serial numbering on the title page. Uninformed or uncritical readers should be cautious of the chronological and biographical conjectures presented by the latest editor as if they were based on supposed textual observations. Despite these issues, the British edition of Opera Politica is commendable for its undeniable value in making Ockham’s renowned political philosophy critically accessible for future scholarship.
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spelling I28-R260-article-169972025-12-09T15:16:15Z The complete critical edition of Opera Politica by William of Ockham La edición crítica completa de la Opera politica de Guillermo de Ockham Miethke, Jürgen Guillermo de Ockham Edición crítica Opera politica Dialogus British Academy William of Ockham Critical Edition Opera Politica Dialogus British Academy The author draws attention to the recently completed but largely unnoticed British edition of Opera Politica by William of Ockham († probably 1348). The effort to publish the entire political work of the English Franciscan scholar has taken more than eighty years, and it has now culminated in the final parts of the first critical edition of Ockham’s political masterpiece, the Dialogus, reconstructed in all its remaining sections. Until the late 20th century, this widely cited text, which offers a critical reassessment of the controversial arguments in the ongoing struggle between Church and State, was only available in early editions (particularly, Melchior Goldast’s Monarchia, from 1614) and modern reprints. Now, readers can compare the text with its manuscript transmission in the critical apparatus. This report provides an overview of the Opera Politica project and its editors before focusing on the last two volumes, originally planned as volumes VI and VII, but now incorporated as parts of the complete Dialogus edition. This unfortunate decision obscures the texts as standalone works and contributes to misunderstandings due to the discrepancies between the Opera Politica edition and the British Academy’s serial numbering on the title page. Uninformed or uncritical readers should be cautious of the chronological and biographical conjectures presented by the latest editor as if they were based on supposed textual observations. Despite these issues, the British edition of Opera Politica is commendable for its undeniable value in making Ockham’s renowned political philosophy critically accessible for future scholarship. El autor llama la atención sobre la edición británica de la Opera politica de Guillermo de Ockham († probablemente 1348), recientemente concluida, pero con poca repercusión. La tarea de publicar la obra política completa del sabio franciscano inglés ha tardado más de ochenta años en realizarse, y ahora se ve coronada con las partes finales de la primera edición crítica de la obra política maestra de Ockham, el Dialogus, reconstruido en todas sus partes restantes. Hasta finales del siglo XX, este texto ampliamente citado, que supone una revisión crítica de los argumentos controvertidos en la lucha de esos años entre la Iglesia y el Estado, solo podía consultarse en ediciones antiguas (en particular, la Monarchia de Melchior Goldast, de 1614) y en reimpresiones modernas. Ahora el lector puede cotejar el texto con la transmisión manuscrita en el aparato crítico. Este informe resume el proyecto de Opera politica y de sus editores antes de centrarse en los dos últimos volúmenes, que originalmente estaban previstos como volúmenes VI y VII, pero que ahora se han incluido como partes de la edición completa del Dialogus. Esta desafortunada decisión oculta los textos como obras individuales y contribuye a malentendidos por las confusas discrepancias que surgen entre la edición Opera politica y los números de serie de la British Academy publicados en la portada. En especial, lectores desinformados o acríticos deberían tener cautela con las figuraciones cronológicas y biográficas presentadas por el último editor como basadas en supuestas observaciones textuales. A pesar de ello, la edición británica de la Opera politica es digna de elogio por su innegable valor para hacer accesible en el futuro, en edición crítica, la célebre filosofía política de Ockham. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2025-12-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/petm/article/view/16997 10.34096/petm.num.esp.2025.16997 Patristica et Mediævalia; 2025: Número especial - 50 aniversario 2683-9636 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/petm/article/view/16997/15531

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