Enter Ockham’s Razor—a 14th-century philosophical principle by William of Ockham, a Franciscan friar, philosopher, and theologian from England that might be one of the sharpest tools in the ...

Composer Francesco Filidei long dreamt of adapting the labyrinthine best-seller — but first he had to persuade Umberto Eco’s heirs ...

The first is that the papacy, in attempting to justify its position, encouraged the period’s finest minds, including Thomas Aquinas, William of Ockham, John of Salisbury and Jean Gerson ...

14th-century philosopher William of Ockham passed away on this day in 1347. Ockham’s Razor, which advocates simplicity in problem-solving, continues to influence various fields of thought. Friday 11 ...

Shout out to William of Ockham. OK, this will have to be a piercing yell, since William — a friar, philosopher and theologian —made his name in the 14th century. Still, offering a nod to ...

Chidgey is no stranger to awards – she’s won variously the Best First Book Award at the New Zealand Book Awards, the ...

Jenny Pelletier: Jenny is a professor and researcher at the De Wulf-Mansion Centre for Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy in Leuven and specializing in the philosophy of William Ockham. 2021 ...