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William of Ockham

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1287–1347 Also known as William of Ockham、Guillelmus de Ockham、Doctor Invincibilis

William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347), English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher and theologian born at Ockham in Surrey, famed for logical analysi…

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  1. c. 1300–1320Oxford · OxfordshireHe studied and taught logic, natural philosophy, and theology at the University of Oxford, forming his nominalist position and proposing an analysis of the problem of universals different from that of Thomas Aquinas.
  2. 1324–1347Avignon · ProvenceSummoned to Avignon in 1324 to be tried for his theological views, he fled in 1328, instead supporting Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV and writing political treatises criticizing the pope's absolute power.
  3. 1341–1347Munich · BavariaContinuing to write in Munich under Louis IV's protection, he completed political-theological works including the Ninety Sentences on Imperial Power, and died in Munich in 1347, reportedly of the Black Death.

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