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All the ideas for 'Platonistic Theories of Universals', 'Nominalism and Realism' and 'Summa Contra Gentiles'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
22115 Wise people should contemplate and discuss the truth, and fight against falsehood [Aquinas]
2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
8964 Entities can be multiplied either by excessive categories, or excessive entities within a category [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 2. Need for Universals
4032 The problem of universals is how many particulars can all be of the same 'type' [Armstrong]
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals
8962 'There are shapes which are never exemplified' is the toughest example for nominalists [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]
8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism
8961 Nominalists are motivated by Ockham's Razor and a distrust of unobservables [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]
10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds
8963 Four theories of possible worlds: conceptualist, combinatorial, abstract, or concrete [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 4. Occasionalism
20700 Without God's influence every operation would stop, so God causes everything [Aquinas]
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / f. Eternalism
15202 Eternity coexists with passing time, as the centre of a circle coexists with its circumference [Aquinas]