Definition of God: the problem and Ockham’s solution Bernard Hayong

HAYONG, Bernardus Subang (2023) Definition of God: the problem and Ockham’s solution Bernard Hayong. Other. Ledalero. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

William of Ockham, the Franciscan school man, was a nominalist and the person behind the so-called “Ockham’s Razor”, the principle which says “Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate”, that is, “Plurality (entities) should not be posted without necessity” . This principle, as usually understood, recommends that explanations should introduce as few assumptions and postulate as few hypothetical entities as possible, eliminating, or “shaving off”, those that do not make a difference in the explanatory scheme. Ockham’s nominalism and his "razor” revolutionized scientific theorizing and, in philosophy, the approach to the problem of the existence of God. In explaining God, we have the problem of trying to account for the essence of an absolute entity using human language which is finite. How this problem was treated by Ockham and his ‘razor’ is the subject of this short paper.

Item Type:	Monograph (Other)
Subjects:	100 - Filsafat dan Psikologi > 100 Filsafat > 101 Teori filsafat 100 - Filsafat dan Psikologi > 140 Aliran pemikiran filosofis > 149 Sistem dan doktrin filosofis lainnya
Divisions:	75201 Ilmu Filsafat
Depositing User:	Mr Bernardus S. Hayong
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2023 01:00
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 01:00
URI:	http://repository.iftkledalero.ac.id/id/eprint/1808

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