Justifying Ockham's razor (Introduction)

by David Turell , Thursday, May 05, 2016, 02:05 (3720 days ago) @ George Jelliss

George: Their argument ends: "there is in the end no unconditional and presuppositionless justification for Ockham's Razor". > > Surely there is in the end no unconditional and presuppositionless justification for Anything! > > Even Euclid had to base his geometry on presuppositions. > Definitions, Axioms, Postulates. > > Likewise it is impossible to communicate without language. > That is the whole problem with philosophy. > Particularly of the post-modern variety. - Nice to have you back. As I noted in medicine Ockham really helps in a practical way.