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> [Plurality should not be assumed without necessity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/plurality-should-not-be-assumed-without-necessity/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

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## More by William of Ockham

> [Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate. A plurality (of reasons) should not be posited without necessity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/pluralitas-non-est-ponenda-sine-necessitate-a-plurality-of-reasons/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [Entities should not be posited unnecessarily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/entities-should-not-be-posited-unnecessarily/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [God's existence cannot be deduced by reason alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/god-s-existence-cannot-be-deduced-by-reason-alone/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [Whenever two hypotheses cover the facts, use the simpler of the two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/whenever-two-hypotheses-cover-the-facts-use-the-simpler-of-the-two/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [“Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate. (Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/pluralitas-non-est-ponenda-sine-neccesitate-entities-should-not-be/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [Intuitive cognition of a thing is cognition that enables us to know whether the thing exists or does not exist, in such a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/intuitive-cognition-of-a-thing-is-cognition-that-enables-us-to-know/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [Entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/entities-are-not-to-be-multiplied-beyond-necessity/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [Of two equivalent theories or explanations, all other things being equal, the simpler one is to be preferred.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/of-two-equivalent-theories-or-explanations-all-other-things-being/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [Plurality should not be assumed without necessity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/plurality-should-not-be-assumed-without-necessity/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, and 7 is a prime. Why bother with non-prime numbers when the primes can do everything?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/3-is-a-prime-5-is-a-prime-and-7-is-a-prime-why-bother-with-non-prime/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [For nothing ought to be posited without a reason given, unless it is self-evident (literally, known through itself) or known by experience or proved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/for-nothing-ought-to-be-posited-without-a-reason-given-unless-it-is/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [My God is the green tide in the spring leaves the redness of cherries high in the air the excitement of shooting stars the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/my-god-is-the-green-tide-in-the-spring-leaves-the-redness-of-cherries/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [“It is futile to do with more what can be done with fewer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/it-is-futile-to-do-with-more-what-can-be-done-with-fewer/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/never-increase-beyond-what-is-necessary-the-number-of-entities/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

> [“Entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-ockham/entities-should-not-be-multiplied-beyond-necessity/)

[William of Ockham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-ockham/)

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