Assertion: razor | /r/HasProperty | principle
Facets:
value: in philosophy
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In philosophy, a razor is a principle or rule of thumb that allows one to eliminate ("shave off") unlikely explanations for a phenomenon, or avoid unnecessary actions.
text: In particular, Occam's razor , the principle named after William of Occam, a 14th-century philosopher, does not apply in this setting.
text: In philosophy, a razor is a principle or rule of thumb that allows one to eliminate ("shave off") unlikely explanations for a phenomenon, or avoid unnecessary actions.
text: In philosophy, a razor is a principle or a rule of thumb, that allows for the elimination (the “shaving off”) of unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.
text: In philosophy, a razor is a principle or rule of thumb that allows one to eliminate ("shave off") unlikely explanations for a phenomenon, or avoid unnecessary actions.
text: Occam's razor is a principle that says when something happens that can be explained in multiple ways, the simplest explanation is usually the right one.
text: Occam's (or Ockham's) razor is a principle attributed to the 14th century logician and Franciscan friar William of Ockham.
text: Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is a principle from philosophy.
text: Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is a principle from philosophy.
text: Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor ) is a principle from philosophy .
text: Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor ) is a principle from philosophy .
text: Occam's Razor is the principle that, "non sunt multiplicanda entia praeter necessitatem" [i.e., "don't multiply the agents in a theory beyond what's necessary.