The Numerous Forms of Occam’s Razor and their Effect on Philosophy of Mind

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In the first chapter of this paper I focus on the general overview of Occam's Razor, and develop several interpretations and adaptations of Occam's Razor as a principle of simplicity. In the second chapter I apply these different interpretations in the Physicalism/Dualism debate, and critically assess the validity of these implementations of Occam's Razor in philosophy of mind. In the final chapter I give an overview of my discussion thus far, and make assertions about what my paper means for the usage of Occam's Razor's as a whole

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Physicalism.Daniel Stoljar - 2010 - New York: Routledge.
Physicalism.Daniel Stoljar - 2015 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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