3t of histories takes Ockham little of to scholastic more reach than the a philosophy, conclusion, glance at the much that writings Ockham stressed of was William by the inof Ockham to reach the conclusion, much stressed by the histories f scholas ic p ilo phy, that O kham was intensely hostile to certain of his contemporaries or predecessors., and to certain doctrines which they upheld. But it is less easy to specify these immediate adversaries., since Ockham scarcely ever cites an author by name except where he considers him to be someone of established authority, or of real weight and worth. Thus, although Ockham often cites Duns Scotus by name., *nd gives painstaking restatements and criticisms of his arguments, if is obvious that he does not number Scotus among the moderni doctores whose views he attacks with hostility and scorn. The same may be said with respect to St. Thomas Aquinas., whom Ockham mentions only rarely, but who seems to be included by him among the doctores catholici whose teachings, though not infallible or immune to criticism, are based on reason and command respect.1