A Recently Obtained Book About the Political Writings Supports the Premise that William Ockham’s Mind Subjected Itself to Authority and Could Only Be Free If All Authority Somehow Disappeared.
The most salient thing I noticed while reading this conclusion is that the mind under the thrall of authority always seeks external proofs as justification. The learned man, known for his sharp logical mind sees no veracity in his own powers of judgement.
There is a pathetic absurdity in this. Why bother educating oneself, learning logic and epistemology, if ones own mind must never be trusted?
Like most religious scholars who operate under authority, the mind of William Ockham can only be free to judge matters for itself in actual physical freedom from authority.
This utter bondage is not something a person so influenced is consciously aware of. In their estimation, they already do think for themselves, but like the subjects in Stanley Millgram’s experiments, subconscious forces in their personality are the actual reality, while a conscious belief in one’s independence is a convenient fiction.
Link to PDF of the Book’s Conclusion
Of note also is the fact that Mr. Ryan finds nothing unusual in William Ockham never once seeing himself as a fit judge of things. The great mind that never thinks for itself is “normal” in religious circles. Mr. Ryan is text-bound only in part. He does for conclusions and analyses things from his own perspective.
This Video Summarizes Millgram and Others on Power of Authority to Subvert Independent Judgement