Suppositio and Quantification in Ockham

Abstract

want to discuss the idea that the doctrine of descent to singulars in the supposition theory of William of Ockham constitutes a rudimentary theory of quantification. This is an idea several commentators, including me (Matthews [4], especially pp. 95ff.), have found attractive. It is suggested in Boehner [1], p. 28; Turnbull [13], pp. 321-2; Rescher [8], p. 102, and [9], p. 69; and Scott [11], p. 586 and [12], p. 38. One way to appreciate how intriguing this idea might be is to compare it with a suggestion made by Frank Ramsey in his Facts and Propositions ([7], Chapter VI). I adopt the view of Mr. Wittgenstein, Ramsey wrote,

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