Ideas from 'Lecture on Nominalism' by Willard Quine [1946], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Oxford Studies in Metaphysics vol.4' (ed/tr Zimmerman,Dean W.) [OUP 2008,978-0-19-954299-4]].
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy
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The Struthionic Fallacy is that of burying one's head in the sand
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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 6. Relations in Logic
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All relations, apart from ancestrals, can be reduced to simpler logic
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 3. Mathematical Nominalism
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Nominalism rejects both attributes and classes (where extensionalism accepts the classes)
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