When is William of Ockham commemorated in the Church of England?
April 1
April 10
May 10
June 1
Answer
April 10th is the commemoration of William of Ockham in the Church of England. Ockham was an English Franciscan friar, philosopher, and theologian who lived in the 14th century. He is best known for his principle of parsimony, also known as Ockham's razor, which states that among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected.
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