Which of the Following Best Describes William of Ockhams's Significance

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes William of Ockhams's significance?

• A)By challenging Aquinas' scholasticism, Ockham revived ancient mysticism.
• B)By separating reason and faith, Ockham's philosophy encouraged a more empirical examination of the natural world.
• C)As the basis of scholasticism was being undermined, Ockham reunited philosophy and reason in a new and original synthesis.
• D)Ockham's challenges to Church authority and his emphasis on the Bible encouraged new heresies.
• E)Ockham was one of the leading scientists of the Late Middle Ages who successfully disproved Aristotle's theory of motion.

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