Justifying Ockham's razor (Introduction)

by David Turell , Thursday, May 05, 2016, 02:05 (3123 days ago) @ George Jelliss

George: Their argument ends: "there is in the end no unconditional and presuppositionless justification for Ockham's Razor".
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> Surely there is in the end no unconditional and presuppositionless justification for Anything! 
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> Even Euclid had to base his geometry on presuppositions. 
> Definitions, Axioms, Postulates.
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> Likewise it is impossible to communicate without language.
> That is the whole problem with philosophy.
> Particularly of the post-modern variety. - Nice to have you back. As I noted in medicine Ockham really helps in a practical way.