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

8964	Entities can be multiplied either by excessive categories, or excessive entities within a category

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals

8962	'There are shapes which are never exemplified' is the toughest example for nominalists

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

8961	Nominalists are motivated by Ockham's Razor and a distrust of unobservables

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