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Neutralism

William Lane Craig

pp. 421-480

Abstract

Neutralists reject the neo-Quinean view that first-order logical quantifiers and singular terms are devices of ontological commitment. Jody Azzouni's deflationary nominalism exemplifies this approach. His treatment of first-order quantifiers as ontologically neutral is defended and his theory of singular reference is extended by offering a deflationary theory of reference as well. A deflationary view of truth is also defended, enabling one to avoid the fictionalist extreme of denying the truth of elementary arithmetic.

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Published in:

Craig William Lane (2017) God and abstract objects: the coherence of theism: aseity. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 421-480

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55384-9_11

Full citation:

Craig William Lane (2017) Neutralism, In: God and abstract objects, Dordrecht, Springer, 421–480.