Ideas from 'Ordinatio' by William of Ockham [1320], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Ockham's Philosophical Writings' by Ockham,William of (ed/tr Boehner,P) [Hackett 1990,0-87220-078-7]].
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals
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A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
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A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing
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