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Ockham's Razor

01 Mar 2026
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Ockham's Razor is a fundamental principle in modern Western philosophy attributed to William of Ockham, a 14th-century English philosopher and theologian. The principle is often summarized as "entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity," meaning that among competing explanations for a phenomenon, the simplest one that accounts for all the evidence is preferable. Ockham’s Razor is not a rule that guarantees truth, but rather a heuristic or guideline for reasoning and problem-solving. In philosophy, Ockham’s Razor has been applied extensively in metaphysics, epistemology, and science. In metaphysics, it encourages avoiding unnecessary assumptions about
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