In his quest to trace the form of the perfect Adamic language through which Adam communicated with God in the Garden of ...

Medieval friar William of Ockham posited a famous idea: always pick the simplest explanation. Often referred to as the parsimony principle, “Ockham’s razor” has shaped scientific decisions ...

Occam’s razor is a principle often attributed to 14th–century friar William of Ockham that says that if you have two competing ideas to explain the same phenomenon, you should prefer the ...

So, who was William of Ockham, and how sharp is his infamous razor? Who Created Ockham’s Razor? The idea is largely attributed to—and named after—William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347).