[DOC] [TLE] Occam's razor - Wikipedia [PAR] Occam's razor is a problem-solving principle attributed to William of Ockham (c. 
12871347), who was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher ..... 
One justification of Occam's razor is a direct result of basic probability theory. ..... 
Thus, complex hypotheses must predict data much better than do simple 
hypotheses... [DOC] [TLE] Occam's razor - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [PAR] Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is a principle from philosophy. ... If a more 
complex explanation does a better job than a simpler one, then you should use 
the... [DOC] [TLE] What is Occam's Razor? [PAR] Occam's (or Ockham's) razor is a principle attributed to the 14th century ... The 
principle states that "Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily. ... theories 
that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is the better." ... is more 
likely to be accurate than more complicated explanations." ... "Keep things simple
!". [DOC] [TLE] Why The Simplest Theory Is Never The Right One: Occam's Razor ... [PAR] May 14, 2007 ... Simple theories have many advantages: they are often falsifiable or motivate ... 
The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanation of complex facts. ... You 
first state the theory correctly and then go on to explain why something ..... One of 
the reasons the razor gives a better theory or model is that it... [DOC] [TLE] Ockham's razor - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Feb 11, 2015 ... Ockham's razor states that the explanation of any phenomenon ... is much more 
complicated than the simplest possible explanation because it ... one"can lead 
to a gross oversimplification when the word simple is taken at face value. ... 
William of Ockham utilized the razor to ground his philosophy and... [DOC] [TLE] What Ockham really said / Boing Boing [PAR] Feb 11, 2013 ... Among competing hypotheses, the one that makes the fewest ... So let's come 
back to the planets, and apply Ockham's razoras formulated by the man himself
to a ... Our alternative hypothesis simply states that they are moved around ... 
than the complicated rationalizations used by mathematicians and... [DOC] [TLE] Simplicity in the Philosophy of Science | Internet Encyclopedia of ... [PAR] Ockham's Razor; Examples of Simplicity Preferences at Work in the History of 
Science .... complicated explanation of an event is usually the correct one (
Rothwell, ... the general maxim that simpler theories are better than more 
complex ones ... Intuitively, T2 is a more complex theory than T1 because it posits 
more things. [DOC] [TLE] How is Occam's Razor reconciled with consideration of less likely ... [PAR] Jan 11, 2016 ... It then continue both hypothesis ("one man sprinting" vs "two men walking") ... By 
what criteria do you determine which of competing explanations is the most "
simple"? ... He states: "only faith gives us access to theological truths. .... Razor is 
a simple statement of a principle that is important in philosophy and... [DOC] [TLE] Simplicity (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) [PAR] Oct 29, 2004 ... Indeed Newton includes a principle of parsimony as one of his three ... Within 
philosophy, Occam's Razor (OR) is often wielded against ... in terms of simplicity 
of theory versus simplicity of world respectively. ... and the world (as represented 
by our theories) less simple than they might be. ...... sep man icon... [DOC] [TLE] Are scientific theories really better when they are simpler? | Aeon ... [PAR] May 3, 2016 ... Ockham's Razor says that simplicity is a scientific virtue, but ... Isn't it obvious that 
some estimable art is simple and some is complex? True ... The hard problem is 
to explain why the fact that one theory is simpler than another tells you ... 
Principles of Natural Philosophy (1687), where he states four 'Rules of... [DOC] [TLE] What scientific or philosophical justifications exist for Occam's Razor ... [PAR] Now, there are many more possible complicated explanations than simple 
explanations. ... likely that a complicated explanation fits your data

Question: This man's philosophic "razor" states that simple explanations are better than complicated ones
Answer: Occam