What Not to Multiply Without Necessity

Jonathan Schaffer

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2014.992447

What Not to Multiply Without Necessity

Jonathan Schaffer

SAS - Philosophy

Rutgers, The State University

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Abstract

The Razor commands us not to multiply entities without necessity. I argue for an alternative principle-The Laser-which commands us not to multiply fundamental entities without necessity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	644-664
Number of pages	21
Journal	Australasian Journal of Philosophy
Volume	93
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2014.992447
State	Published - Oct 2 2015

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Philosophy

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Fundamentality
Metaphysics
Methodology

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