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Ockham, William of — • Biographical article on the fourteenth century Franciscan philosopher Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Ockham, William — (William of Occam) (ca. 1288–1347) One of the most significant theologians and philosophers of late medieval Europe,William of Ockham is generally considered to be the first “nominalist” thinker, so called because his position on universals… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Ockham, William of — or William of Occam born с 1285, Ockham, Surrey?, Eng. died 1347/49, Munich, Bavaria English Franciscan philosopher, theologian, and political writer. A late Scholastic thinker, he is regarded as the founder of a form of nominalism, the school of … Universalium
Ockham, William of — (c. 1285–1349) English theologian and philosopher. The first certain date of Ockham s life is that he was ordained subdeacon in 1306. He joined the Franciscans, and lectured on the Sentences of Peter Lombard in Oxford between 1317 and 1319. His… … Philosophy dictionary
Ockham, William — See Ockham’s world and future, see Walter Burley, Peter Aureoli and Gregory of Rimini … History of philosophy
OCKHAM, William of — (1285 1349) English FRANCISCAN MONK who was the most important scholastic philosopher and interpreter of ARISTOTLE after AQUINAS. He is known for his radical NOMINALISM and agreement with the FRANCISCAN SPIRITUALS against the POPE for which… … Concise dictionary of Religion
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Ockham — Ockham, William of … Philosophy dictionary
William of Ockham — Full name William of Ockham Born c. 1288 Ockham, England Died 1347 or 1348 Munich, Holy Roman Empire … Wikipedia
Ockham's razor — n. OCCAM S RAZOR * * * Methodological principle of parsimony in scientific explanation. Traditionally attributed to William of Ockham, the principle prescribes that entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity. In practice, this means that… … Universalium
