Multilocation and Parsimony

Thought: A Journal of Philosophy 7 (3):153-160 (2018)
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One objection to the thesis that multilocation is possible claims that, when combined with a preference for parsimonious theories, it leads to the absurd result that we ought to believe the material universe is composed of just one simple particle. I argue that this objection fails.

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