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Ockham Explained (Paperback)
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Ockham Explained (Paperback)
Series: Ideas Explained
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Ockham Explained is an important and much-needed resource on
William of Ockham, one of the most important philosophers of the
Middle Ages. His eventful and controversial life was marked by
sharp career moves and academic and ecclesiastical battles. At 28,
Ockham was a conservative English theologian focused obsessively on
the nature of language, but by 40, he had transformed into a
fugitive friar, accused of heresy, and finally protected by the
German emperor as he composed incendiary treatises calling for
strong limits on papal authority. This book provides a thorough
grounding in Ockham's life and his many contributions to
philosophy. It begins with an overview of the philosopher's youth
and the Aristotelian philosophy he studied as a boy. Subsequent
chapters cover his ideas on language and logic; his metaphysics and
vaunted "razor," as well as his opponents' "anti-razor" theories;
his invention of the church-state separation; and much more. The
concluding chapter sums up Ockham's compelling philosophical
personality and explains his modern appeal.
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