William of Ockham was an English Franciscan and scholastic philosopher, from Ockham, 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, Ockham also produced important works on logic, physics, and theology. In the Church of England, his day of commemoration is April 10.
| William Ockham | |
| Born | 1288 England |
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| Died | 1347 Munich, Germany Black Death |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
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This philosopher has 17 pages in the Blackwell Companion.