Occam’s razor is part of the traditional scientific method—according to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
You can’t really do much useful science without employing Occam’s razor.
Sure, but traditional science’s dependence on Occam is only implicit.
That Wikipedia article mentions it by name, though. It says:
“One of the elements of any scientific utility function is the refutability of the model. Another is its simplicity, on the Principle of Parsimony also known as Occam’s Razor.”
Occam’s razor is part of the traditional scientific method—according to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
You can’t really do much useful science without employing Occam’s razor.
Sure, but traditional science’s dependence on Occam is only implicit.
That Wikipedia article mentions it by name, though. It says:
“One of the elements of any scientific utility function is the refutability of the model. Another is its simplicity, on the Principle of Parsimony also known as Occam’s Razor.”