[DOC] [TLE] Occam's razor - Wikipedia [PAR] Occam's razor is a problem-solving principle attributed to William of Ockham (c. 
12871347) ... In science, Occam's razor is used as a heuristic technique (
discovery tool) to ... AD 168) stated, "We consider it a good principle to explain 
the phenomena by ... constructions out of known entities for inferences to 
unknown entities. [DOC] [TLE] Occam's razor - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [PAR] William of Ockham supposedly (see below) wrote it in Latin as: ... However, 
Occam's razor only applies when the simple explanation and ... If a more complex 
explanation does a better job than a simpler one, then you should use the 
complex one. ... "We consider it a good principle to explain the phenomena by 
the simplest... [DOC] [TLE] What is Occam's Razor? [PAR] Occam's (or Ockham's) razor is a principle attributed to the 14th century logician 
and ... In fact, only the first two of these forms appear in his surviving works and 
the third was ... In physics we use the razor to shave away metaphysical concepts
. The canonical example is Einstein's theory of special relativity compared with... [DOC] [TLE] Occam's Razor [PAR] The term "Occam's Razor" comes from a misspelling of the name William of 
Ockham. ... One of his rules of thumb has become a standard guideline for 
thinking through ... If two competing theories explain a single phenomenon, and 
they both ... (2) Theory number two is that some unknown person skilled at 
picking locks... [DOC] [TLE] Occam's razor | Define Occam's razor at Dictionary.com [PAR] Occam's razor definition, the maxim that assumptions introduced to explain a 
thing must ... See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com ... Occam does not make 
much use of this principle, which belongs rather to the ... and that an explanation 
for unknown phenomena should first be attempted in terms of what is already 
known. [DOC] [TLE] Why is Occam's Razor true? - Quora [PAR] Because it's not true in that sense. It's not about "the simplest explanation" - that's 
both vague ... For example, here are 2 approximations of the below dataset (with 
help from ... Occam's razor is used to adjudicate between theories that have 
already ... Phenomena: Anything unexplained is often stated to be caused by 
some... [DOC] [TLE] What's the heuristic skeptics use when Occam's Razor isn't good ... [PAR] Occam's Razor is a tool for deciding what to believe, not for deciding what to 
investigate. ... If one always limited oneself to the simple, one would not get 
anywhere, ... An example of Occam's Razor in physics is the development of the 
theory ... The new model was the simplest possible explanation of known 
phenomena, and... [DOC] [TLE] Occams-Razor - Apocatastasis. Net [PAR] In his writings, Occam stressed the Aristotelian principle that entities must not be 
... and that an explanation for unknown phenomena should first be attempted in 
terms of what is already known. A real life example of Occam's Razor in practice 
goes as follows: .... Subjective Idealists might use the razor to get rid of God. [DOC] [TLE] Occam's Razor | Definition of Occam's Razor by Merriam-Webster [PAR] Define Occam's razor: a scientific and philosophic rule that entities should not be 
... more complex or that explanations of unknown phenomena be sought first in 
terms of ... Others had espoused the "keep it simple" concept before that 14th-
century ... He used it to counter what he considered the fuzzy logic of his 
theological... [DOC] [TLE] Why The Simplest Theory Is Never The Right One: Occam's Razor ... [PAR] May 14, 2007 ... 1) First, life itself is a fascinating example of nature's penchant for complexity. ... 3
) Third, we know that the even the simplest rules of life (click the button ... Ockham
s Razor cuts both ways: the uses and abuses of simplicity in scientific theories 
..... The author's argument is correct, although his examples and... [DOC]

Question: Use his "razor" to find a simple explanation of unknown phenomena
Answer: Occam