Philosophy Quotes

"To deny the reality of abstract objects is to adopt nominalism."

"Language does not mirror the structure of reality in any simple way."

"Proper names function fundamentally differently from descriptive terms."

"We must avoid both psychologism and logical realism."

"Intentionality is the mark of the mental."

"The notion of identity admits of degrees and contexts."

"Relations are as real as the objects they relate."

"The analogy between language and world must be carefully examined."

"Necessity is not merely psychological but ontological."

"The analysis of substance requires both logic and ontology."

"The distinction between essential and accidental properties matters."

"Properties themselves have properties of properties."

"The verb is central to understanding predication."

"We must reject both extreme realism and extreme nominalism."

"Causation is a fundamental feature of reality, not mere succession."

"The problem of possible worlds requires careful analysis."

"Aristotle was right that substance is primary being."

"Logical form is not an invention but a discovery."

"Paronymy explains how words can be related yet distinct."

"The analogy of being is key to understanding the diversity of existence."

"Extensionality is a doctrine about predicates, not about entities."

"The concept of being is analogical, not univocal."

"The internal structure of a sentence mirrors the structure of its meaning."

"Relations have an ontological status independent of our conceptualizing."

"The quantifiers express fundamental logical truths."

"To predicate is to assert that a property belongs to a subject."

"The problem of empty names reveals something deep about meaning."

"Substance is that which can exist independently of other things."

"The analysis of belief requires both psychology and logic."

"Universals are not in the mind but in reality."