Ockham’s Razor
January 18th, 2007
Ockham’s Razor is the principle proposed by William of Ockham in the fourteenth century: “Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate”, which translates as “entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily”.
I have reason to apply this statement fairly often. Mostly because I tend to over-complicate things, but I’m certainly not alone in that respect.
The Savage Chickens put their own witty spin on it here.