Author's Notes: This Accentual Meter write on "Occam's razor" was originally written and completed by me on September 14, 2015. "Occam's razor" was first known and spelled as "Ockham's razor" after of William of Ockham (1287-1347) with whom much of this original concept is associated with. Occam's razor is defined and explained as: An identified solution with the fewest assumptions is the one of the most likely to be true. Occam's razor is often equated with the most economical solution. Its essence is that of a "rule of style" rather than one of "logic." In effect, the simplest of solutions may not always be the truest. In many situations dealing with heuristic phenomena, the more complex values, variables or assumptions (hypotheses) should not be discounted, but carefully examined as well. This realism is in consonance more with the vast range of human reality and variety that can't always be tucked away in a package of simplicity with a bow-tie neatly affixed to it. The messy and complex factors associated with certain problems or problem sets often pervade applications and can both affect and effect heuristic explanations predicated on the "simplest of solutions," which may, at times, defy both common sense and logic. I hope you enjoy this poem and its walk-through on tilting (or jousting) at simplicity with its metaphorical overtones and similarity to Don Quixote's adventure of tilting or jousting at windmills (in a similar simplistic vein) as conceived and created by Cervantes' fertile imagination. (Gary Bateman - September 14, 2015) (Accentual Meter)
Categories: computer, history, humanity, judgement, math, science, and technology.
Accentual Meter Calculations and Notes:
Accentual Meter Parameters: 3 to 6 syllables per verse
Total Syllables: 168 out of 210 (maximum)
Total Verses: 35
Total Words: 99
("How Many Syllables Counter" was used for syllable confirmation
for both automated and manual syllable counts and cross-check.)