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Single Idea 8494
[filed under theme 8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism
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Full Idea
It seems to me as clear as anything can be in philosophy that the two sentences 'Socrates is wise' and 'wisdom is a characteristic of Socrates' assert the same fact and express the same proposition.
Gist of Idea
Obviously 'Socrates is wise' and 'Socrates has wisdom' express the same fact
Source
Frank P. Ramsey (Universals [1925], p.12)
Book Ref
Ramsey,Frank: 'Philosophical Papers', ed/tr. Mellor,D.H. [CUP 1990], p.12
A Reaction
Could be challenged. One says Socrates is just the way he is, the other says he is attached to an abstract entity greater than himself. The squabble over universals has become a squabble over logical form. Finding logical form needs metaphysics!
The
17 ideas
with the same theme
[general ideas about nominalism]:
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15386
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If only the singular exists, science is impossible, as that relies on true generalities
[Duns Scotus, by Panaccio]
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15387
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If things were singular they would only differ numerically, but horse and tulip differ more than that
[Duns Scotus, by Panaccio]
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16639
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Only individual bodies exist
[Bacon]
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8494
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Obviously 'Socrates is wise' and 'Socrates has wisdom' express the same fact
[Ramsey]
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10151
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I am a deeply convinced nominalist
[Tarski]
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8505
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Refusal to explain why different tokens are of the same type is to be an ostrich
[Armstrong]
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18957
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Nominalism only makes sense if it is materialist
[Putnam]
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10534
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'Nominalism' used to mean denial of universals, but now means denial of abstract objects
[Dummett]
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9880
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Nominalism assumes unmediated mental contact with objects
[Dummett]
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11913
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For nominalists, predicate extensions are inexplicable facts
[Molnar]
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11962
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Nominalists only accept first-order logic
[Molnar]
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10744
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Nominalism can reject abstractions, or universals, or sets
[Oliver]
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8961
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Nominalists are motivated by Ockham's Razor and a distrust of unobservables
[Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]
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4482
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Austere nominalism has to take a host of things (like being red, or human) as primitive
[Loux]
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21633
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Nominalists suspect that properties etc are our projections, and could have been different
[Williamson]
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9435
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A 'porridge' nominalist thinks we just divide reality in any way that suits us
[Mumford]
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4459
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Moderate nominalism attempts to embrace the existence of properties while avoiding universals
[Moreland]
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