In his anti-hesychastic works Barlaam held that knowledge of worldly wisdom was necessary for the perfection of the monks and denied the possibility of the vision of the divine life.
Dalam karyanya yang anti-ragu-ragu, Barlaam berpendapat bahwa pengetahuan tentang kebijaksanaan duniawi diperlukan untuk kesempurnaan para biarawan dan menyangkal kemungkinan visi kehidupan ilahi.