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Notes on Muller’s PRRD vol 4

Posted on July 6, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Roscellin: confirmed anti-realist.  This view led him to declare that every existent thing is a unique individual: so-called universals are “mere words.” (Muller 26).   The problem with Boethuis’s definition of person:   The definition ultimately poses all manner of problems … Continue reading →

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Frame: Medieval Philosophy

Posted on December 28, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

Frame draws heavily from Leithart’s essay on medieval philosophy.  It is a standard treatment in many ways, starting with Boethius and ending with the nominalists. Boethius Since we are temporal, this means we lose some of our being as time … Continue reading →

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