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William of Ockham
WILLIAM OF OCKHAM (1280?–1349?), English philosopher and theologian. William of Ockham was born between 1280 and 1285 at Ockham in Surrey, England. He entered the Franciscan o...
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William Ockham
c. 1285-c. 1349
William Ockham, known as William of Ockham (or Occam), had a significant effect on the decline of medieval Scholasticism, the separation of church and state, and the eve...
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William of Ockham(C. 1285–1349)
William of Ockham, the most influential philosopher of the fourteenth century, apparently was born sometime between 1280 and 1290 at the village of Ockham, in Su...
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The English philosopher and theologian William of Ockham (ca. 1284-1347) was the most important intellectual figure in the 14th century and one of the major figures in the history of philosophy.The fi...
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William of Ockham holds the distinction of being the most rejected but influential philosopher-theologian of the fourteenth century. His ideas have been the subject of revisionist assessments ever sin...
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In the following excerpt, Bȯhner argues that Ockham's doctrine concerning universals is a realistic conceptualism, and that attacks on Ockham for practicing idealistic conceptualism are t...
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In the following essay, Tierney traces some of the sources and influences that led to Ockham's theory of natural law.
An earlier approach to Ockham's theory of natural law, which still f...
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In the following essay, Normore describes Ockham's concept of mental language and its purposes, highlighting some problems and difficulties associated with it.
Thanks largely to the work of Noa...
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In the following excerpt, Boehner summarizes the guiding principles used in Ockham's writings and explains some of his terminology.
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In the following essay, Adams summarizes Ockham's doctrine of intuitive cognition, explains why it does not lead to scepticism, and explores some problems in its logic resulting from particular...
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In the following essay, Woods examines Ockham's proof for the existence of a first cause and discusses how this proof differs from Aristotle's proof for the existence of God.
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In the following essay, Loux focuses on some problems inherent in Ockham's use of the terms concrete and abstract.
The distinctions between singular and general terms, on the one hand, and abst...
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In the following essay, Maurer discusses Ockham's views on the limitations of God's powers and compares these views with those held by other theologians, including St. Thomas.
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In the following excerpt, Clark explores Ockham's descriptive definition of causality.
Toward the end of its vital life, Scholasticism seemed to lapse into a painful second childhood. The very ...
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In the following essay, McGrade examines the relationship of Ockham's philosophy to his politics, particularly concerning rights and powers.
Perhaps the only thing more frustrating than the com...
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In the following excerpt, Adams compares and contrasts Ockham's understanding of free will with the ideas of his Franciscan predecessor, Duns Scotus.
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William of Ockham is probably best remembered for his idea of metaphysical nominalism and "Okham's Razor," which is obviously named after him. William of Ockham was born between 1285- 1287 in Surrey,...
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William of Ockham
William Ockham
William of Ockham (C. 1285–1349)
William of Ockham
William of Ockham
Critical Essay by Philotheus Bohner
William of Ockham
