William o Ockham
William o Ockham (/ˈɒkəm/; an aa Occam, frae Laitin: Gulielmus Occamus;[1][2] c. 1287 – 1347) wis an Inglis Franciscan friar an scholastic philosopher an theologian, who is believed tae hae been born in Ockham, a smaw village in Surrey.[3]
William o Ockham | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1285 Ockham, Surrey, Ingland |
| Died | 1347 Munich, Bavarie, Haly Roman Empire |
| Era | Medieval filosofie |
| Region | Wastren filosofie |
| Schuil | Scholasticism |
Main interests | Metapheesics, epistemology, theology, logic, ontology, politics |
Notable ideas | Occam's razor, nominalism |
Influences
| |
Influenced
| |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Jortin, John. Remarks on Ecclesiastical History, Volume 3. p. 371.
- ↑ Johann Jacob Hofmann. Lexicon universale, historiam sacram et profanam omnis aevi omniumque... p. 431.
- ↑ Thare are claims an aa that he wis born in Ockham, Yorkshire but it is nou acceptit that his birth place wis in Surrey. See Wood, Rega (1997). Ockham on the Virtues. Purdue University Press. pp. 3, 6–7n1. ISBN 978-1-55753-097-4.