William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347 ... Let’s hear it from the Fodor himself: “If the main line of this book is right, then the ...

Medieval friar William of Ockham posited a famous idea: always pick the simplest explanation. Often referred to as the parsimony principle, "Ockham's razor" has shaped scientific decisions for ...

Occam’s razor is a principle often attributed to 14th–century friar William of Ockham that says that if you have two competing ideas to explain the same phenomenon, you should prefer the ...