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Inspirational Quotes by William of Ockham
- 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.
- The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct.
- Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity.
- God's existence cannot be deduced by reason alone.
- Simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones.
- Plurality should not be assumed without necessity.
- Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.
- Entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity.
- Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate. A plurality (of reasons) should not be posited without necessity.
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