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William of Ockham, who lived during the time of the novel, first put forward the principle known as "Ockham's Razor", which is often summarised as the dictum that one should always accept as most likely the simplest explanation that accounts for all the facts. William applies this dictum in a manner analogous to the way Sherlock Holmes applies ...
"The Grand Inquisitor" is a story within a story (called a poem by its fictional author) contained within Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1880 novel The Brothers Karamazov. It is recited by Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov, during a conversation with his brother Alexei, a novice monk, about the possibility of a personal and benevolent God.
A messenger continued to give them information about the activities of the inquisitors. [1] Sympathetic locals opened the gates for the raiders [1] [2] [3] and twelve knights and fifteen locals marched toward the castle. [3] The raiders broke down the castle door and hacked the inquisitors to death. [1] Eleven men died. [1] The castle was then ...
An inquisitor was an official (usually with judicial or investigative functions) in an inquisition – an organization or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things contrary to the doctrine or teachings of the Catholic faith. Literally, an inquisitor is one who "searches out" or "inquires" (Latin inquirere < quaerere, 'to seek').
The last inquisitor of Carcassonne, Thomas Vidal, died in 1703, [74] and the last inquisitor of Toulouse, Antonin Massoulié, died in 1706. [ 75 ] In imperial Besançon, the inquisitorial tribunal effectively ceased after the city was occupied by France in 1674, although the last inquisitor, Louis Buhon (died 1713), was allowed to retain the ...
Due to his fictionalised portrayals in modern popular culture, most notably The Name of the Rose, he is "perhaps the most famous of all medieval inquisitors", although among his contemporaries and modern historians he is more often noted for his accomplishments in administration, diplomacy, and historical writing.
Sister Wanda and Petros – The Inquisitor's assistants. They are also his children, a fact he has kept from them. They are this world's Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver (Wanda and Pietro Maximoff). Toad – He is Enrique's spy in the Vatican. Though his long tongue and ability for climbing walls are plainly visible, he manages to hide for an ...
The Eighth Brother (voiced by Robbie Daymond) is the fourth Inquisitor introduced in the series, a masked Terellian Jango Jumper who trailed the former Sith Lord Darth Maul to the planet Malachor. After briefly engaging Ahsoka and Kanan he was captured but managed to signal the Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister, who came to his aid only for all ...