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** William of Ockham (c. 1285–1349) English Franciscan friar and logician | ** William of Ockham (c. 1285–1349) English Franciscan friar and logician | ||
*** practiced economy in | *** practiced economy in logic | ||
*** "entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity" | *** "entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity" | ||
* term "Occam's Razor" developed later | * term "Occam's Razor" developed later | ||
** "razor" = knife to cut away | ** "razor" = knife to cut away unnecessary assumptions | ||
* Occam's razor for students: | * Occam's razor for students: | ||
** to evaluate opposing theories | ** to evaluate opposing theories | ||
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*** see also sufficiency in logic | *** see also sufficiency in logic | ||
* note: Occam's Razor has been used by philosophers to deny any explanations that include God or religion (see "Blame it on Calvin & Luther," by Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal, Jan 14, 2012) | * note: Occam's Razor has been used by philosophers to deny any explanations that include God or religion (see "Blame it on Calvin & Luther," by Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal, Jan 14, 2012) | ||
=== Heinlein's Razor === | === Heinlein's Razor === | ||