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William of Ockham

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Occam's Avignon Period

In Avignon, Occam was free to basically do what he wanted while he was there so long as he stuck to Avignon. John Lutterall had compiled a list of 56 points on which he felt Occam was incorrect and even heretical. He also sat on a committee with five other people to review Occam's work and specifically his commentary on the sentences. Two reports were produced by the committee and their findings squarely pointed to Occam being out of step with accepted religious teachings of the time.

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