WILLIAM OCKHAM
William of ockham was an English mathematician, Franciscan friar and philosopher, best known for Ockham's razor, one version of which is: "It is vain to do with more what can be done with less".
He was nicknamed "the invincible doctor", and was the principal nominated of the 14th. century.
He has studied at Merton school, Oxford, and he had John D
uns Scotus for teacher.
uns Scotus for teacher. He entered in the Order of the Franciscans at a very early age, studying theology.
Towards 1310 he went to Paris, where had Scotus once more for a teacher. In1317/1319 he was a teacher (magister) at the University of Paris. During this portion of his career he composed his works on Aristotelian physics and on logic.
In 1323 he devoted himself to the ecclesiastic politics, leaving the university.
Critical of the ideas of Sant Thomas Aquinas, he was very polemical in his own time.
The main political ideas of William Ockham influenced in the modern political thought, such as the separation of the temporal and the spiritual power, the right to the free political decision and the right to refuse to obey tyrannical laws and kings.
In 1323 he devoted himself to the ecclesiastic politics, leaving the university.
Critical of the ideas of Sant Thomas Aquinas, he was very polemical in his own time.
The main political ideas of William Ockham influenced in the modern political thought, such as the separation of the temporal and the spiritual power, the right to the free political decision and the right to refuse to obey tyrannical laws and kings.
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