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Pseudo-Scotus

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  • Zeno's paradox
    history of logic
    / Developments in the 13th and early 14th centuries

    …as the works of “the Pseudo-Scotus,” although they may not all be by the same author.

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    …as the works of “the Pseudo-Scotus,” although they may not all be by the same author.

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  • Zeno's paradox
    history of logic
    / The 16th century

    …been treated by earlier logicians: Pseudo-Scotus, among others, had proposed assimilating them to universal propositions by understanding “Julius Caesar is mortal” as “All Julius Caesars are mortal.” Although Ramus’ proposals for singular terms were not widely accepted, his concern for explicitly addressing them and his refusal to use artificial techniques…

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    …been treated by earlier logicians: Pseudo-Scotus, among others, had proposed assimilating them to universal propositions by understanding “Julius Caesar is mortal” as “All Julius Caesars are mortal.” Although Ramus’ proposals for singular terms were not widely accepted, his concern for explicitly addressing them and his refusal to use artificial techniques…

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