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William of Ockham: William of Ockham (c. 1287 – 1347) was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher, apologist, and Catholic theologian. He is known for his principle of parsimony, also known as Occam's razor. Major works include Summa Logicae (Sum of Logic), Quaestiones super Octo Libros Physicorum Aristotelis (Questions on the Eight Books of Aristotle's Physics), Quaestiones super Quattuor Libros Sententiarum Petri Lombardi (Questions on the Four Books of Peter Lombard's Sentences), Defensor pacis (The Defender of Peace), Dialogus inter magistrum et discipulum (Dialogue Between a Master and His Pupil)._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Höffe, Otfried | Ockham | Höffe, Otfried | |
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-23 |