Full Idea
A theory does not avoid commitment to any entities by avoiding use of certain terms or concepts.
Gist of Idea
Theories do not avoid commitment to entities by avoiding certain terms or concepts
Source
Amie L. Thomasson (Ordinary Objects [2007], 09.4)
Book Reference
Thomasson,Amie L.: 'Ordinary Objects' [OUP 2010], p.167
A Reaction
This is a salutary warning to those who apply the notion of ontological commitment rather naively.
Related Idea
Idea 14490 You can be implicitly committed to something without quantifying over it [Thomasson on Quine]