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The 21 pages that link to Occam's razor, each with the reason it gives.

• Scientific skepticismRelated: It guides comparison of explanations but cannot replace evidence.

• Cartesian dualismRelated: Critics argue that two substances add complexity without explaining their interaction.

• Abductive reasoningRelated: Simplicity is one common criterion for choosing between competing explanations.

• Scientific modelRelated: Simplicity can guide model choice, but does not guarantee a better representation.

• AbductionRelated: Simplicity is one common standard for choosing among abductive hypotheses.

• Mathematical modelRelated: It motivates parsimonious models, while leaving simplicity balanced against explanatory adequacy.

• UnderdeterminationRelated: Simplicity can guide theory choice without making the evidence uniquely determine a theory.

• William of OckhamRelated: The principle later associated with Ockham expresses a theme in his preference for ontological economy.

• Algorithmic information theoryRelated: Shortest-program prediction gives a precise, though uncomputable, form of preference for simpler explanations.

• NaturalnessRelated: Both principles favor explanatory economy, but naturalness specifically concerns parameter sensitivity.

• Mathematical universe hypothesisRelated: Critics question whether treating all mathematical structures as real simplifies or multiplies explanatory commitments.

• Concepts & principlesRelated: It illustrates how a guiding principle can constrain theory choice.

• Russell's teapotRelated: It complements the teapot's demand for evidential restraint without proving that the teapot is absent.

• Stanton T. FriedmanRelated: Skeptics often invoked simpler explanations where Friedman favored extraterrestrial interpretations.