How Occam's Razor Changed the World of Science - With Johnjoe McFadden

How Occam's Razor Changed the World of Science - With Johnjoe McFadden

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How Occam's Razor Changed the World of Science - With Johnjoe McFadden

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  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 William of Ockham 1288 - 1347
  3. 3 The Stars through day/night
  4. 4 Planets - the wandering stars
  5. 5 Disproving Aquinas' 5 'proofs'
  6. 6 Ptolemy's epicycle system
  7. 7 Simple laws and technology
  8. 8 Statistical mechanics unified macroscopic and microscopic realm
  9. 9 Symmetry = simplicity
  10. 10 How does Ockham's razor work?
  11. 11 Why is Ockham's razor useful?
  12. 12 Physical entities beyond necessity?

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