Bible Encyclopedias
Occam

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Obsidian

Next Entry
Occasionalism

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Occam's Razor
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• William of Occam
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Occam (or Ockham), Nicholas of
• Occam, William of
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Occam

n English Scholastic philosopher, born at Oakham, Surrey, surnamed Doctor Invincibilis; was a monk of the order of St. Francis; studied under Duns Scotus ( q. v .), and became his rival, and a reviver of Nominalism ( q. v .) in opposition to him, by his insistence on which he undermined the whole structure of Scholastic dogmatism, that is, its objective validity, and plunged it in hopeless ruin, but cleared the way for modern speculation, and its grounding of the Objective ( q. v .) on a surer basis (1280-1347).