19382 | Abstracta are abbreviated ways of talking; there are just substances, and truths about them [Leibniz] |
4429 | If we consider whiteness to be merely a mental 'idea', we rob it of its universality [Russell] |
11099 | Understanding 'is square' is knowing when to apply it, not knowing some object [Quine] |
4433 | Concept and predicate nominalism miss out some predicates, and may be viciously regressive [Armstrong] |
4432 | 'Concept Nominalism' says a 'universal' property is just a mental concept applied to lots of things [Armstrong] |
10400 | Conceptualism says words like 'honesty' refer to concepts, not to properties [Swoyer] |