A counterpart of Occam's razor

pp. 105-135

in: Karl Menger, Selected papers in logic and foundations, didactics, economics, Berlin, Springer, 1979

Abstract

This chapter combines two papers on a counterpart of the famous methodological tool developed by Occam in the 14th century: [1960, 6], on the use of the counterpart in ontology, and [1961, 1], on its semantical applications. By combining the two papers repetitions have been avoided and the introductions merged. Other changes are minor.