Truth-conducivenessWithoutReliabilityANon-Theological.ppt

Truth-conduciveness Without Reliability: A Non-Theological Explanation of Ockham’s Razor Kevin T. Kelly Department of Philosophy Carnegie Mellon University I. The Puzzle Which Theory is True? Ockham Says: But Why? Puzzle An indicator must be sensitive to what it indicates. Puzzle An indicator must be sensitive to what it indicates. Puzzle But Ockham’s razor always points at simplicity. Puzzle But Ockham’s razor always points at simplicity. Puzzle If a broken compass is known to point North, then we already know where North is. Puzzle But then who needs the compass? Proposed Answers A. Eva