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Ockham, Occam [ˈɒkəm] n
(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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| As I came through Ockham (for that was the way I returned, and not through Send and Old Woking) I saw along the western horizon a blood-red glow, which as I drew nearer, crept slowly up the sky. I have read Ockham, Bradwardine, and other of the schoolmen, together with the learned Duns Scotus and the book of the holy Aquinas. |
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