Ockham’s Razor and the Problem of Non-Existence—Modal and “Economic” Aspects

Dialogue and Universalism 18 (11-12):219-225 (2008)
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In the article I undertake the question of the Ockham’s razor. I consider the basic version of this methodological postulate: entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem. I propose to interpret this postulate as a criterion of non-existence. In this context I analyse the matter of accidental entities as well as the ontological principle of economy.

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10.5840/du20081811/1219

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