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The Logic of the Nominales, or, The Rise and Fall of Impossible Positio

The Logic of the Nominales, or, The Rise and Fall of Impossible Positio 110 The Logic of the Nominales, or, The Rise and Fall of Impossible Positio CHRISTOPHER J. MARTIN Introductionl 1 The twelfth century Nominales were without doubt the followers of Peter Abaelard and they were probably so called on account of their theory of universals. As my witness I call the Archpoet who on a Sab- bath night probably in 1164 or 1165 had a vision of heaven where, he tells us: Hic nec Aristotilem vidi nec Homerum, tamen de sententiis nominum et rerum, de naturis generum atque specierum magnus mihi protulit Augustinus verum. Post hec ad archangelum loquens Michaelem, qui regit per angelos populum fidelem, ab eo sum monitus, ut secreta celem, et celi consilia nemini revelem.1 Though Bonaventure's account of how the Nominales got their name is surely a red herring,3 the Nominales do seem to have maintained the unity of propositional contents in the face of variations in tense. What we know of their views suggests, indeed, a simpler reason for their name than that offered by Bonaventure. They apparently held that accusative infinitive constructions may serve as names for what is signified by the corresponding propositional tokens. These nominalizations are called 'quasi-names' by Abaelard. I http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vivarium Brill

The Logic of the Nominales, or, The Rise and Fall of Impossible Positio

Vivarium , Volume 30 (1): 110 – Jan 1, 1992

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Brill
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© 1992 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0042-7543
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1568-5349
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10.1163/156853492X00089
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110 The Logic of the Nominales, or, The Rise and Fall of Impossible Positio CHRISTOPHER J. MARTIN Introductionl 1 The twelfth century Nominales were without doubt the followers of Peter Abaelard and they were probably so called on account of their theory of universals. As my witness I call the Archpoet who on a Sab- bath night probably in 1164 or 1165 had a vision of heaven where, he tells us: Hic nec Aristotilem vidi nec Homerum, tamen de sententiis nominum et rerum, de naturis generum atque specierum magnus mihi protulit Augustinus verum. Post hec ad archangelum loquens Michaelem, qui regit per angelos populum fidelem, ab eo sum monitus, ut secreta celem, et celi consilia nemini revelem.1 Though Bonaventure's account of how the Nominales got their name is surely a red herring,3 the Nominales do seem to have maintained the unity of propositional contents in the face of variations in tense. What we know of their views suggests, indeed, a simpler reason for their name than that offered by Bonaventure. They apparently held that accusative infinitive constructions may serve as names for what is signified by the corresponding propositional tokens. These nominalizations are called 'quasi-names' by Abaelard. I

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Published: Jan 1, 1992

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