William of Ockham (c. 1300-1349) was a English philosopher, who revived the fundamentals of nominalism.
Short Biography:
He was born in Ockham, Surrey, and as a Franciscan monk defended the doctrine of evangelical poverty against Pope John XXII, becoming known as the Invincible Doctor.
He was imprisoned in Avignon, France, on charges of heresy in 1328 but escaped to Munich, Germany, where he died. The principle of reducing assumptions to the absolute minimum is known as Occam's razor.
Why is William of Ockham famous?
William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and philosopher.
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