ockham

[US]/ˈɒkəm/
[UK]/ˈɑːkəm/
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Translation

n.medieval English philosopher and logician; also refers to William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347)
Word Forms
Pluralockhams

Phrases & Collocations

ockham's razor

ockham's principle

ockhamism teaches

an ockhamite

ockham's maxim

using ockham

ockham's philosophy

according to ockham

ockham's razor cuts

ockham's view

Example Sentences

ockham's razor suggests that the simplest explanation is often the best one.

philosophers apply ockham's razor to eliminate unnecessary entities from their theories.

ockham's principle of parsimony remains influential in modern scientific methodology.

according to ockham, we should not multiply entities beyond necessity.

ockham's razor cuts through complex metaphysical debates with elegant simplicity.

the razor-thin logic of ockham's approach challenges medieval scholasticism.

ockham's nominalism rejects abstract universal concepts in favor of particular things.

contemporary physicists invoke ockham's razor when choosing between competing theories.

ockham's philosophical razor advocates for economy of explanation in all domains.

medieval scholars debated ockham's radical ideas about essence and existence.

ockham's razor provides a methodological tool for evaluating competing hypotheses.

the franciscan friar william of ockham developed his famous razor principle.

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