On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM Brent Meeker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > *>> I am quite certain "entities" is NOT the word William of Ockham used >>> because he was born in the 13th century and spoke Middle English (which >>> sounds more like German than English to a speaker of modern English) and >>> wrote exclusively in Latin. And whatever Latin word he used instead of >>> "entities" it must've meant a thing that has not been proved, a.k.a. an >>> assumption,* >> >> >> *> pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate, “plurality should not be >> posited without necessity.”* >> > > *The dictionary on my Mac says the definition of the word "posited" is > "assumed as a fact". Assumed! * > > > >> * > He doesn't say plurality of what.* >> > > *Yes, and I am quite certain that was because he thought the answer was > obvious.* > It must be wonderful to be able to read the mind of someone who has been dead for almost 800 years! Bruce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAFxXSLSH_u%3DQGvFygqMbgjcvxgVcZU-R%2BbNy980gS3qTJ1hPdg%40mail.gmail.com.
