A courageous man with an exceptionally sharp mind, William’s logic to his philosophical debates stood on the foundation of the principle of simplicity. Similarly, he defended the idea that we ‘perceive’ our surroundings, which forms the base of not only our abstract concepts but also our knowledge about the world. In logic, William of Ockham explained how words bear meaning through his version of supposition theory. 12, cited in 'Ockham's Razor' by Paul Newall at Galilean Library (25 June 2005) Source: Wikiquote: 'William of Ockham' (Quotes) Words: 9. It is pointless to do with more what can be done with fewer. Most Powerful Occams Razor quotations Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem William of Ockham 64 For nothing ought to be posited without a reason given, unless it is self-evident (literally, known through itself) or known by experience or proved by the authority of Sacred Scripture.
In the world of metaphysics, he championed the case for nominalism unlike any other contemporary of his time. Frustra fit per plura, quod potest fieri per pauciora. As a theologian, he went against the mainstream to suggest that God was a matter of faith and thus theology was not a science. It brought the ire of the Catholic Church upon him, since Aquinas’s work was whole heartedly accepted by the religious body. An outstanding opponent of Thomas Aquinas, he destroyed the latter’s medieval synthesis of faith and reason. Both a logician and theologian, he is considered to be one of the central figures of thought during the High Middle Ages. Each email has clear opt-out instructions and a clarification of why the person is receiving the email.William of Ockham was a 14th century English scholastic philosopher, who belonged to the Franciscan Order. We only send email to persons who have joined our emailing list, contacted us, given permission to contact or have joined our site as a member. This is safe and standard functionality of most websites using 3rd party ads or services. Third Party Ads and Offers Displayed may be placed and reading cookies on your browser, or using web beacons to collect information as a result of ad serving. We don't pass any cookie information to other sites. We do not allow content that is adult, advocates against an individual, group, or organization, copyrighted material, drug, alcohol, tobacco-related, gambling content, hacking, cracking, compensation programs, violent content, weapon-related content or other illegal content. Please contact us if you see any of this type of content. We are committed to protecting your intellectual property and copyrights. We will remove any violations within 24 hours when reported. Your e-mail address or any other information will not be sold to a third party ever. No effort is made to identify individuals beyond what is submitted. We respect the privacy and rights of our users. If you would like to see our privacy policy include something else, then please contact us. Maintaining the privacy and integrity of your information is of paramount importance to us. We are heavily committed to your privacy. Click the topic you are interested in to see a list of all the quotes on that Topic. Simply click on the Topic menu item and you will see an alphabetical list of all our Topics. How can I see all the quotes on a particular Topic? Then select the Author you want from the list to see a list of all the quotes by that Author. Simply click on the name of the Author underneath a quote to see a list of all the quotes by that Author.Īnother way to see all the quotes by a particular Author is to click on the alphabet letter in the header that corresponds to the first letter of the Author's last name. How can I see all the quotes by a particular Author? Simply click the "Change Background Picture" button and click on any of the picture thumbnails you see to replace the current picture. How do I change the picture to a different one? Simply make sure there are "blue squares" at the corners of the quote and then select one of the many tools above to change the look of your quote to suit the picture. How do I change the look of the quote on a picture? Simply click on a quote anywhere on the Quotation Fun site, and you will be taken to the Pictures page where your quote will be displayed on a random picture from our collection.
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