The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's peer-reviewed entry on simplicity, covering Occam's razor, its medieval origin, and the philosophical debate over whether simplicity is genuinely evidence of truth.
Facts
PublisherStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
URLhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/simplicity/
Source Typeacademic reference
Reliability Tier1
A peer-reviewed academic reference work with named, credentialed authors and continuous editorial oversight, the standard tier-1 citation this atlas uses for contested philosophy-of-science ground. Sources
Simplicity (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Concepts, 3 claims: 2 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
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