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'''William of Ockham''' (1288 AD to 1348 AD) was a late Medieval [[Franciscan]] philosopher and friar originally from England.<ref name="plato.stanford.edu">http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ockham</ref> He studied at London and Oxford. He is best known for the development of [[Occam’s razor]], but he had many other important theories, causing him to be regarded as, along with [[St. Thomas Aquinas]] and [[John Duns Scotus]], as one of the most significant medieval philosophers.<ref name="plato.stanford.edu"/>
'''William of Ockham''' (1288 AD to 1348 AD) was a late Medieval [[Franciscan]] philosopher and friar originally from England.<ref name="plato.stanford.edu">http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ockham</ref> He studied at London and Oxford. He is best known for the development of [[Occam’s razor]], but he had many other important theories, causing him to be regarded as, along with [[St. Thomas Aquinas]] and [[John Duns Scotus]], as one of the most significant medieval philosophers.<ref name="plato.stanford.edu"/>
Some conservatives such as [[Richard Weaver]] and [[Rod Dreher]] have criticized William of Ockham, noting that his idea of nominalism helped set the stage for [[rationalism]], [[scientism]], and [[secularism]] as well as even the downfall of the West through denying the existence of universal natures.<ref>https://www.educationviews.org/william-of-ockham-the-man-who-started-the-decline-of-the-west/</ref>
==Philosophical thought==
==Philosophical thought==