David Strong argues that where the philosophers John Duns Scotus and William of Ockham revolutionize the view of human potential through their theories of epistemology, ethics, and freedom of the will, Langland vivifies these ideas by contextualizing them in an individual’s search for truth and love.
David Strong is Associate Professor, University of Texas at Tyler. His articles have appeared in Modern Philology, Philosophy and Literature, and Medievalia et Humanistica.
.-1 The Interconnection Between Langland, Scotus, and Ockham.-2 The Natural Rights of Virtue.-3 Will's Need to Know.-4 The Will's Primacy and the Love it Produces.-5 The Role of Charity in Knowing Truth.-6 The Continual Pursuit of Love.