On simplicity and elegance: an essay in intellectual history - Brossura

Derkse, Wil

 
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The general inclination towards simplicity and economy is not limited to modernity. Already in Aristotle’s days simplicity is quoted as a standing principle. One of the aims of this essay is to display the historical continuity in the directive influence of the criteria of simplicity and elegance.

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The general inclination towards simplicity and economy is not limited to modernity. Already in Aristotle’s days simplicity is quoted as a standing principle. One of the aims of this essay is to display the historical continuity in the directive influence of the criteria of simplicity and elegance.

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