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Philosophical thought

Duns Scotus "conceptualism Bertrand Russell Principle of sufficient reason Thomistic doctrine

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Life

Ockham, Surrey University of Oxford Regent master Peter Lombard Sentences

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Theological thought

Papal infallibility Proto-Protestant Roman Catholic Church Sola scriptura Separation of church and state

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Literary Ockhamism/nominalism

Geoffrey Chaucer Jean Molinet Gawain François Rabelais John Skelton

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Education: Greyfriars, London University of Oxford
Born: c. 1287 Ockham, Surrey, England
Died: 9/10 April 1347 Munich, Duchy of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Era: Medieval philosophy
Main interests: Natural philosophy · metaphysics · epistemology · theology · logic
Notable ideas: Occam's razor · Nominalism · Empiricism

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Latin Latin language
Franciscan friar
Scholastic Scholasticism
Philosopher
Theologian Theology
Medieval thought
Nominalists Nominalism
Occam's razor
Logic
Physics
Remembered Calendar of saints (Church of England)
Church of England
Commemoration Commemoration (Anglicanism)
P. Boehner Philotheus Boehner
Michael J. Loux
Alfred J. Freddoso
JSTOR JSTOR (identifier)

Life

Philosophical thought

Theological thought

Papal infallibility
Proto-Protestant Proto-Protestantism
Roman Catholic Church Catholic Church
Sola scriptura
Separation of church and state
Plenitudo potestatis
Allegory
Sun-Pope/Moon-Emperor Sun and Moon allegory
Marsilius of Padua
Popular sovereignty
Voluntarist Voluntarism (theology)

Literary Ockhamism/nominalism

Geoffrey Chaucer
Jean Molinet
Gawain Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
François Rabelais
John Skelton John Skelton (poet)
Julian of Norwich
Townely Plays Townely Plays?action=edit&redlink=1
Literary nominalism

Works

St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure University
Intelex InteLex Past Masters
H. S. Offler
Sum of Logic

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William of Ockham	Notable ideas	Nominalism	1.00	infobox
William of Ockham	Notable ideas	Empiricism	1.00	infobox
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