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Single Idea 3426

[filed under theme 2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor ]

Full Idea

If we reduce one theory to another, we reduce the number of independent assumptions about the world.

Gist of Idea

If one theory is reduced to another, we make fewer independent assumptions about the world

Source

Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p.215)

Book Ref

Kim,Jaegwon: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Westview 1998], p.215