“s Physics. According to the principle of ontological parsimony, he holds that we do not need to allow entities in all ten of Aristotle”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
Figure timeline
William of Ockham
William of Ockham or Occam was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher and theologian. 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. The nominalists of the fifteenth century regarded him as one of the founders of their movement. He is widely known for Occam's razor, th…
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
science · English Franciscan friar and theologian (c. 1287–1347) · philosopher · theologian · logician · physicist · writer · friar · university teacher · opinion journalist · monk · Catholic theologian · also William of Ockham, Guilelmus de Ockham, William of Occam, William of Oakham, Ockham
Born 1285 · Died 9 April 1349 · Q43936
4 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
10 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Quote
- Quote
2026· 1 entry
1349· 1 entry
Died 1349-04-09.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #death
1334· 1 entry
“A Letter to the Friars Minor”
- #wikiquote
- #quote
1285· 1 entry
Born 1285.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth