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Simplicity is the state or quality of being simple. Something which is easy to understand or explain seems simple, in contrast to something complicated. Alternatively, as Herbert A. Simon suggests, something is simple or complex depending on the way we choose to describe it.〔Simon 1962, p. 481〕 In some uses, the label "simplicity" can imply beauty, purity, or clarity. "Simplicity" may also occur with negative connotations to suggest a deficit or insufficiency of nuance or of complexity of a thing, relative to what one supposes as required. The concept of simplicity has been related to in the field of epistemology. According to Occam's razor, all other things being equal, the ''simplest'' theory is the most likely to be true. In the context of human lifestyle, simplicity can denote freedom from hardship, effort or confusion. Specifically, it can refer to a simple living style. Simplicity is a theme in the Christian religion. According to St. Thomas Aquinas, God is infinitely simple. The Roman Catholic and Anglican religious orders of Franciscans also strive after personal simplicity. Members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) practice the Testimony of Simplicity, which involves the simplifying of one's life in order to focus on things that are most important and disregarding or avoiding things seen as least important. In the philosophy of science, simplicity is a meta-scientific criterion by which scientists evaluate competing theories. In this field, a distinction is often made between two senses of simplicity: syntactic simplicity (the number and complexity of hypotheses), and ontological simplicity (the number and complexity of things postulated). These two aspects of simplicity are often referred to as elegance and parsimony respectively.〔 〕 ==Quotes about simplicity== *"Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest." – Leo Babauta *"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." – Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo never wrote nor was reported to have said this.) *"It is true intelligence for a man to take a subject that is mysterious and great in itself and to unfold and simplify it so that a child can understand it." – John H. Taylor * "Firm determination and strong execution of a simple idea must lead surely to the objective." Helmuth von Moltke the Elder *"The Power of Simplicity." – Ken Segall *"Simplicity is the key to brilliance." - Bruce Lee〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Think Exist )〕 *"The greatest ideas are the simplest." – William Golding〔Book: ''Lord of the Flies''()〕 *"Simplicity is a competitive advantage." *"Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail." – Henry David Thoreau〔Book: ''Walden''()〕 *"Simplicity () the art of maximizing the amount of work not done" - Agile Manifesto〔(Agile Manifesto Principles )〕 *"Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art." -Frédéric Chopin〔As quoted in If Not God, Then What? 〕 *"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「simplicity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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