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'''William of Ockham''' was an [[England|English]] Franciscan and [[Scholasticism|scholastic]] philosopher, from Ockham, Surrey, a small village in Surrey, in England. He is considered, along with [[Thomas Aquinas]] and [[Duns Scotus]], to be one of the major figures of medieval thought.  Commonly known for ''Ockham's Razor'', the methodological principle that bears his name (although he was not the originator of the principle), Ockham also produced important works on [[logic]], physics, and theology. He is probably best known for his ardent defence of hominalism, the doctrine that "we should not multiply entities according to the multiplicity of terms", i.e. we should not suppose that everything that looks like the name of a thing actually names something real, outside the mind. In the Church of England, his commemoration day is [[April 10]].

'''William of Ockham''' was an [[England|English]] Franciscan and [[Scholasticism|scholastic]] philosopher, from Ockham, Surrey, a small village in Surrey, in England. He is considered, along with [[Thomas Aquinas]] and [[Duns Scotus]], to be one of the major figures of medieval thought.  Commonly known for ''Ockham's Razor'', the methodological principle that bears his name (although he was not the originator of the principle), Ockham also produced important works on [[logic]], physics, and theology. He is probably best known for his ardent defence of hominalism, the doctrine that "we should not multiply entities according to the multiplicity of terms", i.e. we should not suppose that everything that looks like the name of a thing actually names something real, outside the mind. In the Church of England, his commemoration day is [[April 10]].

== Life ==

== Life ==

 

William was born in 1287 in the village of Ockham (probably the village of that name near London in Surrey). He probably entered the Franciscans at London as ''puer oblatus'', when he was seven or eight, where he would have received instruction in grammar and elementary logic, as well as an introduction to Franciscan life. After his novitiate, he embarked on more advanced studies of logic and philosophy in London, and he was ordained subdeacon at the age of eighteen in 1306. He continued to study philosophy and theology until he was admitted to the lectorate program at the Oxford ''studium'' in 1310.  

William was born in 1287 in the village of Ockham (probably the village of that name near London in Surrey). He probably entered the Franciscans at London as ''puer oblatus'', when he was seven or eight, where he would have received instruction in grammar and elementary logic, as well as an introduction to Franciscan life. After his novitiate, he embarked on more advanced studies of logic and philosophy in London, and he was ordained subdeacon at the age of eighteen in 1306. He continued to study philosophy and theology until he was admitted to the lectorate program at the Oxford ''studium'' in 1310.