Source of Quotation

[Ernie Sjogren]

> "Priroda ne liubit izobilovat' prichinami veshchei."

This is a statement of the priniciple of parsimony, or "Occam's
Razor," which idea is associated with the philosophical thought of
William of Occam (or Ockham), 1284?-1347?, but I don't know where this
particular formulation of it originated, sorry.

-- Ernie Sjogren


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From: "L Malcolm" <lmalcolm at GPU.SRV.UALBERTA.CA>

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