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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Biographical article on the fourteenth-century Franciscan philosopher.
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An overview of Ockham's thought by Paul Vincent Spade.
Unsigned article which provides an overview of major concepts in Ockham.
Biographical article on the fourteenth-century Franciscan philosopher.
An overview of Ockham's thought by Paul Vincent Spade.
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