Classic use of ' Ockhams Razor " in the 18th century

>>>  Aws yes, the good Marquis, a comrade of yours no doubt, and quite the bore, would you not agree?  <<< Happy to stipulate you know more about being a bore than most, G

Re: Classic use of ' Ockhams Razor " in the 18th century

Aws yes, the good Marquis, a comrade of yours no doubt, and quite the bore, would you not agree? Lol.

Classic use of ' Ockhams Razor " in the 18th century

William of Occam lived centuries before but codification of this idea had to wait till the Scottish enlightenment.   The phrase Occam's razor is recorded in 1852 by the Scottish metaphysician Sir William Hamilton.