Name Associated With Simple Explanations Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349)
	30%	12		The view that psychological explanations can replace traditional philosophical explanations
	noun • The tendency to describe things in psychological or subjective terms
	28%	7		Map explanations
	noun • a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events • brief description accompanying an illustration

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New York Times12 May 2023	Down 46
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