Adam de Wodeham
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Adam de Wodeham was an English
Franciscan
theologian and Scholastic philosopher, a student of William of Ockham
. He was an important nominalist and taught at the University of Oxford
from 1340.
He had taught earlier in Franciscan seminaries, at the Greyfriars school in London, and in Norwich
(1329–1332).
According to David Knowles, John of Rodington was his pupil. It is believed that he started his career as Ockham's secretary. He was well versed in the works of Duns Scotus
, and a major figure in his times. However, he soon fell into obscurity. In 1512, John Mair
published Heinrich Totting von Oytha's abbreviation of Wodeham's Oxford lectures, and this edition was practically the only piece of his work known until the early 20th century. Fates of Wodeham scholarship up to the 1970s are catalogued in Courtenay's Adam Wodeham. An Introduction to his Life and Writings.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
theologian and Scholastic philosopher, a student of William of Ockham
William of Ockham
William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of...
. He was an important nominalist and taught at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
from 1340.
He had taught earlier in Franciscan seminaries, at the Greyfriars school in London, and in Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
(1329–1332).
According to David Knowles, John of Rodington was his pupil. It is believed that he started his career as Ockham's secretary. He was well versed in the works of Duns Scotus
Duns Scotus
Blessed John Duns Scotus, O.F.M. was one of the more important theologians and philosophers of the High Middle Ages. He was nicknamed Doctor Subtilis for his penetrating and subtle manner of thought....
, and a major figure in his times. However, he soon fell into obscurity. In 1512, John Mair
John Mair
John Mair was a Scottish philosopher, much admired in his day and an acknowledged influence on all the great thinkers of the time. He was a very renowned teacher and his works much collected and frequently republished across Europe...
published Heinrich Totting von Oytha's abbreviation of Wodeham's Oxford lectures, and this edition was practically the only piece of his work known until the early 20th century. Fates of Wodeham scholarship up to the 1970s are catalogued in Courtenay's Adam Wodeham. An Introduction to his Life and Writings.
Works
- Adam de Wodeham, Lectura secunda in librum primum sententiarum (3 vols.), 1: Prologus et distinctio prima; 2: Distinctiones II-VII; 3: Distinctiones VIII-XXVI (1990) ed. Rega Wood and Gedeon Gál
- Adam de Wodeham: Tractatus de Indivisibilibus (2004) edited and translated by Rega Wood
- Adam de Wodeham: "The objects of knowledge (Lectura secunda 1.1)" in Robert Pasnau (ed.) (2002) The Cambridge Translations of Medieval Philosophical Texts. Volume 3, Mind and Knowledge