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Occam
or Ock·ham
[ ok-uhm ]
noun
- William of, died 1349?, English scholastic philosopher.
Occam
/ ˈɒkəm /
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Other Words From
- Occam·ism noun
- Occam·ist Occam·ite noun
- Occam·istic adjective
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Example Sentences
The cause of the Nominalists was almost desperate, till Occam in the fourteenth century revived the dying embers.
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Melanchthon read the writings of William Occam, an old scholastic, with great zeal.
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This empirical identification of meaning by means of the specific fact of suggestion cuts deep—if Occam's razor still cuts.
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His work consists in the systematic development of the views of his master, William of Occam.
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The school of St. Thomas engaged in it early against the theory of Occam, which was quite similar to that which we combat.
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