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almafu_9960117336102883
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1 online resource (x, 314 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316365533
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1316365530
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9781316371534
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1316371530
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9781107705937
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1107705932
Series Statement:
Gale eBooks
Content:
Ockham's razor, the principle of parsimony, states that simpler theories are better than theories that are more complex. It has a history dating back to Aristotle and it plays an important role in current physics, biology, and psychology. The razor also gets used outside of science - in everyday life and in philosophy. This book evaluates the principle and discusses its many applications. Fascinating examples from different domains provide a rich basis for contemplating the principle's promises and perils. It is obvious that simpler theories are beautiful and easy to understand; the hard problem is to figure out why the simplicity of a theory should be relevant to saying what the world is like. In this book, the ABCs of probability theory are succinctly developed and put to work to describe two 'parsimony paradigms' within which this problem can be solved.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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A history of parsimony in thin slices (from Aristotle to Morgan) -- The probabilistic turn -- Parsimony in evolutionary biology--phylogenetic inference -- Parsimony in psychology--chimpanzee mind-reading -- Parsimony in philosophy.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107692534
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107692539
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107068490
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107068495
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107705937
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107705937
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