What is a Philosophical Razor?

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Keep Calm and Use These Epistemological Principles

According to Wikipedia, in philosophy, a razor is a principle OR rule of thumb that allows one to eliminate (“shave off”) unlikely explanations for a phenomenon, or avoid unnecessary actions.

But, how does this work?
Any examples?

Epistemology
Razor
Philosophy
Dr. David E. M
64 months ago

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