William of Ockham
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William of Ockham
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William of Ockham or Occam was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher, apologist, and Catholic theologian, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of the 14th century. He is commonly known for Occam's razor, the methodological principle that bears his name, and also produced significant works on logic, physics
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English Franciscan friar and theologian (c. 1287–1347)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Ockham
date created:
2001-09-25T01:33:51Z
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2024-09-11T21:03:21Z
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