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 H. Putnam - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments
 
Simplicity philosophy: is not definable. E.g. One could try to define the simplicity of an object by the fact that the subject requires the shortest description. This is bound to fail, because the symbols used in the description in turn may refer to complex entities. See also unity, complexity, descriptions.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.
 
Author Item    More concepts for author
Barrow, John D. Simplicity   Barrow
Chomsky, Noam Simplicity   Chomsky
Deacon, Terrence W. Simplicity   Deacon
Dummett, Michael E. Simplicity   Dummett
Feyerabend, Paul Simplicity   Feyerabend
Fraassen, Bas van Simplicity   Fraassen
Luhmann, Niklas Simplicity   Luhmann
Putnam, Hilary Simplicity   Putnam
Quine, W.V.O. Simplicity   Quine
Spinoza, Baruch Simplicity   Spinoza

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