Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Occam's_Razor
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:logic
gptkb:philosophy gptkb:theology problem solving scientific research |
| gptkbp:attributedTo |
William of Ockham (original phrase not found in his works)
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:logic
gptkb:philosophy philosophy of science |
| gptkbp:hasConcept |
entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ockham's Razor
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:methodological_naturalism
empiricism modern science |
| gptkbp:languageOfOrigin |
gptkb:Latin
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| gptkbp:latinPhrase |
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:William_of_Ockham
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| gptkbp:originatedIn |
14th century
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
simplicity
parsimony the law of parsimony |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
hypothesis testing
scientific explanation theory selection |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Robyn_Williams
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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