Question
Answer the following about medieval ideas about the reality of mental propositions, for 10 points each.
[10e] This French philosopher developed an early theory of propositional attitudes based on his distinction between expression’s nominatio and its significatio. However, he is perhaps better known for his love affair with Héloïse.
ANSWER: Peter Abelard [or Pierre Abélard, Petrus Abaelardus, or Abailardus]
[10m] John Duns Scotus presented his composition-based theory of propositional attitudes in a commentary on this Aristotle text, which illustrates the problem of future contingents with the example of a sea battle.
ANSWER: On Interpretation [or De Interpretatione or Peri Hermeneias]
[10h] This 14th-century philosopher distinguished between subjective propositions and what he called propositiones in re, which objectively exist in the mind. This author of De Puritate Artis Logicae was known as Doctor Planus et Perspicuus.
ANSWER: Walter Burley [or Walter Burleigh]
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| 2023 Chicago Open | 08/05/2023 | Y | 9 | 11.11 | 100% | 11% | 0% |
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| The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.) | BHSU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub | Don't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Evans Hall destruction awaiters | Hang et al., Robert Browning | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Quasicrystal Silence | I would prefer not to | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team Name Think Detail | remembrance of lost time | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble | Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Saint Peter Andre 3000 | In Search of Things Past | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness | [moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled? | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| The Canadians | The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |