| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction |
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Intuition, Abstraction and Mental Language |
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Intuitive and abstractive cognitions |
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Abstraction and universals |
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9 | (2) |
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Intuition and singular terms |
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11 | (3) |
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Mixed cognitions and singular terms of the third type |
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14 | (1) |
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Ockham's representationalism |
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15 | (6) |
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17 | (4) |
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21 | (24) |
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21 | (2) |
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From the fictum to the actus |
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23 | (4) |
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The rejection of intelligible species |
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27 | (4) |
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Species as preconditions for intellectual acts |
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28 | (1) |
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The razor argument against intelligible species |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (14) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (9) |
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45 | (18) |
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The problem: how can a concept ever be a sign? |
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45 | (2) |
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The two meanings of signum |
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47 | (4) |
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51 | (2) |
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Atomism or propositionalism? |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (8) |
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58 | (5) |
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Connotative Terms in Mental Language |
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63 | (22) |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (3) |
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Synonymy and nominal definitions |
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69 | (4) |
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Connotative terms and exponible propositions |
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73 | (12) |
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Appendix: A reply to Richard Gaskin |
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74 | (3) |
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77 | (8) |
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The Role of Nominal Definitions |
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85 | (18) |
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Four theses about nominal definitions |
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86 | (3) |
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What defining amounts to: a reconstruction |
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89 | (4) |
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93 | (10) |
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Definitions and abbreviations |
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93 | (1) |
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Possession of concepts and knowledge of definitions |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (6) |
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Cognition and Connotation |
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103 | (16) |
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103 | (3) |
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The acquisition of simple connotative concepts |
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106 | (4) |
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The adequacy of nominal definitions |
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110 | (3) |
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Ockham and the Classical View |
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113 | (6) |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (26) |
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119 | (3) |
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122 | (3) |
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Varieties of conceptual representation |
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125 | (8) |
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Absolute specific quality concepts |
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126 | (1) |
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Specific concepts of substances |
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126 | (3) |
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Simple connotative concepts |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (2) |
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Two problems about absolute concepts |
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133 | (12) |
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133 | (3) |
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136 | (3) |
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139 | (6) |
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145 | (20) |
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The earlier theory: logical words internalized |
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146 | (5) |
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Logical constants in the actus-theory |
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151 | (4) |
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Prepositions and non-standard copulas |
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155 | (10) |
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158 | (7) |
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165 | (22) |
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165 | (6) |
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171 | (2) |
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Reverse subordination? The instructive case of proper names |
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173 | (14) |
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176 | (5) |
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181 | (5) |
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186 | (1) |
| Bibliography |
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187 | (8) |
| Index |
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