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John Wyclif on Body and Mind
- Journal of the History of Ideas
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 64, Number 3, July 2003
- pp. 343-360
- 10.1353/jhi.2003.0039
- Article
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The evangelical doctor, John Wyclif (1320-1384), a prominent, if controversial, Oxford master, is commonly identified as the evening star of scholasticism and the morning star of the Reformation. That Wyclif was a bold thinker is reflected in his philosophical system and in his theological and political views. Our interest here is in Wyclif's now little known natural philosophy. What I wish to examine is whether he can, with any justice, be dubbed the morning star of a reformation in science as well as religion, for his contribution anticipates some developments of early modern natural philosophy.