Ockham's Theory of Propositions
William of Ockham
Chapters 38
- Front matter ≈ 6 min
- Preface ≈ 6 min
- Ockham's Theory of Truth Conditions ≈ 234 min
- 1: On the Classification of Propositions in General ≈ 22 min
- 2: What is Required for the Truth of a Singular Non-Modal Proposition ≈ 16 min
- 3: What is Required for the Truth of an Indefinite Proposition and of a Particular Proposition ≈ 12 min
- 4: On Universal Propositions ≈ 24 min
- 5: On Universal Propositionsin which the Sign Distributes over Two Things Only ≈ 3 min
- 6: On Universal Propositions in which the Sign Distributes over Integral Parts, e.g. the Sign 'Whole' ≈ 6 min
- 7: On Past-Tense and Future-Tense Propositions ≈ 9 min
- 8: How to Find Out when a Proposition, One of Whose Extremes is in an Oblique Case, is True or False ≈ 9 min
- 10: On Modal Propositions without a Dictum ≈ 12 min
- 11: On Propositions which, though Categorical in Form, are Equivalent to Hypotheticals ≈ 12 min
- 12: On Propositions in which Negative, Privative, and Infinite Terms Occur ≈ 6 min
- 13: On Affirmative Propositions in which There Occur Privative Terms which are not Equivalent to Infinite Terms ≈ 3 min
- 14: On Propositions in which Figments,to which Nothing in Reality Corresponds, are Posited ≈ 8 min
- 15: On Categorical Propositions which Contain the Pronoun 'Who' ≈ 3 min
- 16: On Reduplicative Propositions ≈ 21 min
- 17: On Exclusive Propositions ≈ 35 min
- 18: On Exceptive Propositions ≈ 11 min
- 19: On Propositions in which the Verbs 'Begin' and 'Cease' OccurEvery ≈ 21 min
- 20: On Propositions in which the Verb 'Become' Occurs ≈ 8 min
- 21: On the Conversion of Non-Modal Present-Tense Propositions Now ≈ 11 min
- 22: On the Conversion of Past-Tense and Future-Tense Non-Modal Propositions ≈ 12 min
- 23: On the Conversion of Propositions which are not Simply Categorical, e.g. Exclusives, Reduplicatives, Exceptives, etc ≈ 5 min
- 24: On the Conversion of de necessario Propositions ≈ 12 min
- 25 : On the Conversion of de possibili Propositions ≈ 6 min
- 26: On the Conversion of de impossibili Propositions ≈ 6 min
- 27: On the Conversion of de contingenti Propositions ≈ 18 min
- 28: On the Conversion of de contingenti Propositions through Opposite Qualities ≈ 5 min
- 29: On the Conversion of Modal Propositions which are not Conceded by Everyone to be Modal ≈ 15 min
- 30: On Hypothetical Propositions and their Properties ≈ 4 min
- 31: On the Conditional Proposition ≈ 5 min
- 33 : On the Disjunctive Proposition ≈ 3 min
- 34: On the Causal Proposition ≈ 6 min
- 35: On the Temporal Proposition ≈ 3 min
- 36: On the Local Proposition ≈ 2 min
- 37 : On Propositions in which Conjunctions or Adverbs are Placed between Two Terms ≈ 64 min
| Author | William of Ockham |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | Medieval |
| Categories | Theology · Christian Classics |
| Length | 38 chapters · ≈ 11 h 4 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |







