7 ideas
9103 | A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham] |
23647 | Objects have an essential constitution, producing its qualities, which we are too ignorant to define [Reid] |
16706 | Generation is when local motions aggregate to become a single subject [Nicholas of Autrecourt] |
11958 | Impossibilites are easily conceived in mathematics and geometry [Reid, by Molnar] |
9104 | A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham] |
23646 | Reference is by name, or a term-plus-circumstance, or ostensively, or by description [Reid] |
23645 | A word's meaning is the thing conceived, as fixed by linguistic experts [Reid] |