Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Jerry A. Fodor, William of Ockham and Benjamin Franklin

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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham]
Abstractionism claims that instances provide criteria for what is shared [Fodor]