Ockham's razor demands that positing a half-real relation to explain cognitive asymmetry is ontologically profligate when the asymmetry can be fully explained by the real properties of the knower alone, without invoking any relation in the known object.

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Cognitive asymmetry(the philosophical puzzle being discussed): An imbalance or difference in how thinking or knowledge works in one direction but not the other—for example, knowing about something is different from that something knowing about you.
Half-real(describing a type of philosophical entity): Something that exists only partially or in a limited way, not with the same full reality as physical objects.
Ockham's razor(named after medieval philosopher William of Ockham): A principle that says the simplest explanation is usually the best one—don't add extra complications or assumptions unless you really need them.
Ontologically profligate(combining two concepts: ontology (study of what exists) and profligate (wasteful)): Wasteful or excessive in terms of what you're claiming actually exists; adding too many things to your explanation when fewer would do.

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