Assensum in mente prophetae: William of Ockham and Walter Chatton on Prophecies

The subject of this article is the intertwining between Walter Chatton and William Ockham’s theories about cognitive nature prophetic statements, a topic in theological debate early 14th century. Starting from recent interpretations theory terms distinction externalism internalism, reading some sources where prophecy crucial (for Chatton: Reportatio Super Sententias, I, dd. 38-39, less investigated d. 41 Quodlibeta, qq. 26-29; for Ockham: Tractatus de praedestinatione et praescientia Dei respectu futurorum contingentium, q.1 q. 4) we apply externalism/internalism to case study statements. epistemological questions prophecies, future contingents divine foreknowledge, we’ll show outcomes as pragmatic rules kind statements both conceptual frameworks analyzed.