William of Ockham on method
William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347) approaches method within Nominalism. Universals are names and concepts, not shared real forms existing outside the mind. Cognition begins with intuitive grasp of particulars; abstraction yields general terms. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets method most directly—useful for searches such as “william of ockham quotes on method.”
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