Roscellinus, also known as Roscelin of Compiègne, was a medieval philosopher and theologian who lived in the late 11th and early 12th centuries, specifically around 1050 to 1120. He is often associated with the development of nominalism, a philosophical position that emphasizes the role of names and concepts rather than abstract entities or universals. Roscellinus is particularly known for challenging the prevailing realist philosophy, which argued that universals (i.e.
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