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Occam's Razor of Public Policy
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Abstract Occam's razor is the idea that when two rival theories explain a phenomenon, the simpler theory is to be preferred. Aristotle's epicycles fit the data as well as Kepler's ellipses, and a pure empiricist could have been agnostic between the two. Occam's razor guides us in preferring Kepler's ellipses... view more
Occam's razor is the idea that when two rival theories explain a phenomenon, the simpler theory is to be preferred. Aristotle's epicycles fit the data as well as Kepler's ellipses, and a pure empiricist could have been agnostic between the two. Occam's razor guides us in preferring Kepler's ellipses on the grounds that this is a simpler explanation.... view less
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
5 p.
Journal
IndraStra Global (2016) 2
ISSN
2381-3652
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications