Occam
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Doctors often invoke the principle of Occam’s razor, articulated by the 14th-century philosopher William of Occam, who posited that the simplest interpretation of any phenomenon is most likely the right one.
From New York Times • May 26, 2022
But the fact that the madness got this far must discourage old William of Occam.
From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2020
William of Occam would have hated conspiracy theories.
From Time • Oct. 15, 2017
Occam would indicate a different answer: guilt, hypocrisy and betrayal.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2014
He, too, was an Oxford professor, a schoolman, and a patriot, but he was animated by a deeper religious feeling than was Occam.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
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