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Walter Chatton (c. 1290–1343) was a contemporary of William of Ockham who took exception to Occam's razor and Ockham's use of it. In response he devised his own anti-razor : "If three things are not enough to verify an affirmative proposition about things, a fourth must be added and so on."
William of Ockham was born in Ockham, Surrey, around 1287. [6] He received his elementary education in the London House of the Greyfriars. [15] It is believed that he then studied theology at the University of Oxford [9] [10] from 1309 to 1321, [16] but while he completed all the requirements for a master's degree in theology, he was never made a regent master. [17]
Occamism (or Ockhamism) is the philosophical and theological teaching developed by William of Ockham (1285–1347) and his disciples, which had widespread currency in the 14th century.
William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347), English friar, philosopher and theologian Ockham's Razor, named after him; Byron King-Noel, Viscount Ockham (1836–1862), British peer; Peter King, 1st Baron King of Ockham (1669–1734), English lawyer, politician, Lord Chancellor of England
William of Ockham, who lived during the time of the novel, first put forward the principle known as "Ockham's Razor", which is often summarised as the dictum that one should always accept as most likely the simplest explanation that accounts for all the facts. William applies this dictum in a manner analogous to the way Sherlock Holmes applies ...
Occam's razor: Explanations which require fewer unjustified assumptions are more likely to be correct; avoid unnecessary or improbable assumptions. Popper's falsifiability criterion: For a theory to be considered scientific, it must be falsifiable. [7] Sagan standard: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. [8]
Today's Wordle Answer for #1345 on Sunday, February 23, 2025. Today's Wordle answer on Sunday, February 23, 2025, is OTTER. How'd you do? Up Next:
William of Ockham (1287–1347), English friar and philosopher, originator of Occam's Razor; William of Wykeham (1320–1404), Bishop of Winchester, founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford; William Caxton (c. 1422–c. 1491), English merchant, diplomat and writer, thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into ...