After dinner, we attacked
the old problem of Nominalism versus Realism. Annika has just finished summarizing her stance contra Realism.
Brother John has mumbled something like, I guess we will just agree to disagree, then.
Brother John has mumbled something like, I guess we will just agree to disagree, then.
posted by borneman at 7:27 PM
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the point i was trying to make
and which annika outrightly rejected
was
that before we name something
we have to acknowledge it's existence
while she demured that
exisgtence precedes essence
she was unwilling to accept that
quiddity is a metaphysical concept
but we can hassle over that
at some later date
as for nwo she can go on naming everything
and i suspect she well
pax cognitam
jh
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