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[[Category:Philosophers]]
'''William of Ockham''' was an [[England|English]] [[Franciscan]] and [[Scholasticism|scholastic]] [[philosopher]], from [[Ockham, Surrey|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. Although commonly known for [[Ockham's Razor]], the methodological principle that bears his name, Ockham also produced significant works on [[logic]], [[physics]], and [[theology]]. In the [[Church of England]], his day of commemoration is [[April 10]].
== Life ==
== Work ==
== Influence ==
==Primary sources ==
==Secondary sources ==
== Links ==
== Notability ==
This philosopher has [[Bcmp Pages:=3]] pages in the ''Blackwell Companion''.
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| birth_place = [[Birth_Country_Name:=England]]
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| death_date = [[Death Date:=1347 ]]
| death_place = [[Death_City:=Munich]], [[Death_Country_Name:=Germany]]
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[[Category:Philosophers]]
'''William of Ockham''' was an [[England|English]] [[Franciscan]] and [[Scholasticism|scholastic]] [[philosopher]], from [[Ockham, Surrey|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. Although commonly known for [[Ockham's Razor]], the methodological principle that bears his name, Ockham also produced significant works on [[logic]], [[physics]], and [[theology]]. In the [[Church of England]], his day of commemoration is [[April 10]].
== Life ==
== Work ==
== Influence ==
==Primary sources ==
==Secondary sources ==
== Links ==
== Notability ==
This philosopher has [[Bcmp Pages:=3]] pages in the ''Blackwell Companion''.