William of Ockham

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_of_Ockham

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Franciscan_Order gptkb:Ockham's_Razor gptkb:political_theory Critical thinking Scholasticism Empiricism Medieval philosophy Rationalism Philosophical skepticism
gptkbp:birth_year	1287
gptkbp:born	1287
gptkbp:born_in	gptkb:Ockham,_England
gptkbp:contemporary	gptkb:John_Wycliffe gptkb:Petrarch gptkb:Giovanni_Boccaccio
gptkbp:contributed_to	gptkb:political_theory Nominalism
gptkbp:contribution	gptkb:Logic gptkb:political_theory Epistemology Metaphysics
gptkbp:death_year	1347
gptkbp:died	1347
gptkbp:died_in	gptkb:Milan,_Italy gptkb:Munich,_Germany
gptkbp:field	medieval philosophy
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on	gptkb:knowledge gptkb:Science gptkb:language gptkb:Ethics gptkb:Christian_theology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	William of Ockham
gptkbp:influence	Nominalism
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:John_Duns_Scotus Empiricism Rationalism modern philosophy Modern philosophy
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas gptkb:Aristotle
gptkbp:is_active_in	14th century
gptkbp:is_debated_in	gptkb:William_of_Alnwick gptkb:Henry_of_Ghent gptkb:Peter_of_John_Olivi Epistemology Metaphysics Universals
gptkbp:is_studied_in	gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:known_for	gptkb:Ockham's_Razor gptkb:philosophy Ockham's razor the principle of parsimony Ockham's Razor principle
gptkbp:legacy	Influence on modern philosophy Influence on scientific method Advocacy for simplicity in explanations Critique of metaphysical realism Ockham's razor principle
gptkbp:nationality	English
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:Franciscan_Order gptkb:Logic gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkbp:resides_in	gptkb:London gptkb:Paris gptkb:Avignon
gptkbp:work	gptkb:Summa_Logicae Dialogus Quodlibeta Expositio in Librum Sententiarum
gptkbp:wrote	gptkb:Tractatus_de_Praedestinatione gptkb:Summa_Logicae Sermons Letters Commentaries on Aristotle Philosophical reflections Philosophical works Commentaries on the Bible Discussions on ethics Ordinatio Philosophical dialogues Philosophical essays Philosophical inquiries Dialogus Quodlibeta Philosophical critiques Theological works Essays on free will Essays on the nature of justice Political treatises Responses to heresies Discussions on ethics and morality Expositio in Librum Sententiarum Expositio in Librum Perihermeneias Tractatus de Primo Principio Discussions on the nature of political accountability Critiques of the Church Discussions on divine simplicity Discussions on the nature of community Discussions on the nature of democracy Discussions on the nature of existence Discussions on the nature of happiness Discussions on the nature of identity Discussions on the nature of justice and law Discussions on the nature of knowledge Discussions on the nature of language Discussions on the nature of political authority Discussions on the nature of political freedom Discussions on the nature of political power Discussions on the nature of power Discussions on the nature of time Essays on the nature of causation Essays on the nature of citizenship Essays on the nature of freedom Essays on the nature of perception Essays on the nature of political ethics Essays on the nature of political philosophy. Essays on the nature of political responsibility Essays on the nature of political rights Essays on the nature of rights Essays on the nature of social justice Essays on the nature of the good life Essays on the nature of truth Philosophical critiques of authority Philosophical critiques of political ideologies Philosophical critiques of political systems Philosophical dialogues on morality Philosophical inquiries into ethics Philosophical inquiries into governance Philosophical reflections on justice Philosophical reflections on political authority Philosophical reflections on society Refutations of opposing views Responses to philosophical questions Treatises on logic Treatises on the nature of God Treatises on the nature of ethics Treatises on the nature of governance Treatises on the nature of law Treatises on the nature of morality Treatises on the nature of political justice Treatises on the nature of political legitimacy Treatises on the nature of political philosophy Treatises on the nature of political theory Treatises on the nature of reality Treatises on the nature of space Treatises on the nature of the state Treatises on the nature of virtue
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