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The Nuns Priests Tale and Nominalism: A Preliminary Study
Grover C. Furr
In Furrs essay, he talks about the effects of nominalism on Chaucers works. Nominalism is defined as the doctrine that abstract concepts exist only as names and without a basis in reality. Furr states that the concept of nominalism is suggested in the discussion of free will and determinism between Chauntecleer and Pertelote. ... determinism helps us understand the Nun’s Priest’s Tale differently. Doing so gives us a context for the indeterminacy the Nun’s Priest’s Tale demonstrates. ... In the end, he says that Chaucer neither ignored nor escaped the issue of nominalism. ... I believe that Chaucer did use the idea of nominalism and made references to free will vs. ... Chaucer uses Chauntecleer and Pertelote to show his view of the discussion on determinism and nominalism.
Approximate Word count = 661
Approximate Pages = 2.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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