Beyond Necessity Quotes by William of Ockham

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• Entities should not be posited unnecessarily.
• Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
• It is vain to do with more what can be done with less.
• Plurality is not to be posited without necessity.
• With all things being equal, the simplest explanation tends to be the right one.
• The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct.
• Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity.
• When you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is the better.
• God's existence cannot be deduced by reason alone.
• Simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones.
• For nothing ought to be posited without a reason given, unless it is self-evident (literally, known through itself) or known by experience…
• Plurality should not be assumed without necessity.

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