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Murray Gell-Mann’s ‘totalitarian principle’ is the modern version of Plato’s plenitude
The ancient principle of plenitude is reborn in the modern belief that whatever can exist must exist.
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The ancient principle of plenitude is reborn in the modern belief that whatever can exist must exist.
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