Ideas of J Hoffman/G Rosenkrantz, by Theme
[, fl. 1997, Professors at North Carolina, Greensboro.]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
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Entities can be multiplied either by excessive categories, or excessive entities within a category
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals
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'There are shapes which are never exemplified' is the toughest example for nominalists
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism
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Nominalists are motivated by Ockham's Razor and a distrust of unobservables
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds
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Four theories of possible worlds: conceptualist, combinatorial, abstract, or concrete
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