4 ideas
9103 | A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham] |
9104 | A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham] |
5271 | Prejudice apart, push-pin has equal value with music and poetry [Bentham] |
15877 | The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré] |