William of Occam
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...in language. An empiricist, Occam disputed the self-evidence...existence of God). For this reason Occam severely restricted the province...Like Marsilius of Padua, Occam strongly opposed the temporal...numerous works on the subject. His Dialogus is a thorough discussion of...