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Ock·ham also Oc·cam (

m), William of 1285?-1349?

English scholastic philosopher who rejected the reality of universal concepts and argued that mental and linguistic signs are the only genuinely universal features of reality.

Ockham, Occam [ˈɒkəm]

(Biographies / Ockham, William of (death date: ?1349) M, English, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) William of. died ?1349, English nominalist philosopher, who contested the temporal power of the papacy and ended the conflict between nominalism and realism See Ockham's razor

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Ockham - English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349)

Occam, William of Occam, William of Ockham

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