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A modern principle of parsimony may be stated as follows. The principle of parsimony has typically been described and defended as. Where we have no reason to do otherwise and where two theories account for the same facts, we should prefer. The principle of parsimony is attributed to the early 14thcentury english nominalist philosopher, william of occam, who insisted that, given a set of equally good explanations for a given phenomenon, the correct explanation is the simplest explanation. The principle of parsimony in medicine, and other essays. A parsimonious view of the parsimony principle in ecology and. Not just the current edition but all future editions in perpetuity. Web to pdf convert any web pages to highquality pdf. Universal principles of assistive technology access. The result is this pdf, which you can download here. The principle of parsimony is attributed to the early 14thcentury english nominalist philosopher, william of occam, who.
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