William of Ockham

Held follows the maxim of the medieval philosopher William of Ockham forget complicated hypotheses if the simple explanation fits.

赫尔德信奉中世纪哲学家奥康的威廉（william of ockham）的格言：如果简单的解释就能说明问题，那就忘掉复杂的假设吧。

William of Ockham ( c.1285 – 1347) he of the celebrated Ockham's razor taught that abstract categories, such as humanity or goodness, had no independent existence;

奥卡姆的威廉（公元1285-1347年）以及最著名的奥卡姆剃刀告诉我们抽象的类别，比如人性或者善并没有独立存在的内涵。

A turning point was reached in the fourteenth century in the writings of William of Ockham.

直到十四世纪时，在奥卡姆的威廉的著作中才到达一个转捩点。