William of Ockham Philosophers Philosophy

William of Ockham, 1285-1347. Scholastic thinker best known for his doctrine that "entities should not be unnecessarily multiplied" (Ockham's Razor). An enthusiastic Aristotelian, logician, and defender of Franciscan doctrine, he was excommunicated in 1328 by Pope John XXII.

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• Nonconformist Church History: William of Ockham - A Nonconformist reading of his theology.
• Natural law and will in Ockham - John Kilcullen\\'s examination of natural law in the thought of Descartes and Ockham.
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: William of Ockham - Unsigned article which provides an overview of major concepts in w Ockham.
• The Ecole Glossary: William of Ockham - Brief profile of the originator of "Ockham's razor."
• Ockham and Infallibility - An article by John Kilcullen, published in The Journal of william of ockham Religious History in 1991. Examines Ockham\\'s view of indefectibility william of ockham of the Church and of papal infallibility.
• Catholic Encyclopedia: William of Ockham - Biographical article on the fourteenth-century Franciscan philosopher.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: William of Ockham - An overview of Ockham\'s thought by Paul Vincent w Spade.
• Encyclopædia Britannica: William of Ockham - Biography of this philosopher.
• Ockham on Universals - Transcript of a lecture on the problem of w universals and Ockham's answer.

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