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unusual facts about William of Ockham


John Henry, Margrave of Moravia

He had the scholars Marsilius of Padua and William of Ockham rendered an opinion that the marriage was not vaild.


Medieval philosophy

Other great contributors to medieval logic include Albert of Saxony, John Buridan, John Wyclif, Paul of Venice, Peter of Spain, Richard Kilvington, Walter Burley, William Heytesbury, and William of Ockham.

Robyn Williams

Ockham's Razor (15 minute format) followed in 1984, with Williams introducing a leading scientist or personality who then expounds from a prepared text on a topic of their choice, with a view to making a subject simple and accessible to the public, hence the title relating to the famous statement on parsimony by William of Ockham.


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