
HoP 272 - A Close Shave - Ockham’s Nominalism
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Importance of Mental Acts
Occam's early theory of cognition involved three kinds of entities, mentally constructed concepts or ficta. He now gets this down to just two items, things in the world and mental acts. But how can logic apply to these so far rather mysterious mental acts? I believe I'll sentence you to two weeks of waiting before you find out.
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