nominalists

For since paraphrase nominalists don't believe in the existence of mathematical objects, if they admit that ordinary utterances of ˜3 is prime™ are best interpreted as being about mathematical objects, or purporting to be about such objects, then they will have to admit that such sentences are literally untrue, as fictionalists maintain.

Platonism in Metaphysics Balaguer, Mark 2009

The challenge to nominalists is to provide an explanation for facts of a certain kind, namely, predicative facts described by sentences of the form ˜a is

Platonism in Metaphysics Balaguer, Mark 2009

But paraphrase nominalists cannot endorse this stance, for if they do, their view will collapse into a version of fictionalism.

Fictionalism in the Philosophy of Mathematics Balaguer, Mark 2008

Peirce was often fond of calling rival philosophies "nominalists" as a kind of pejorative term arising out of the old debates between Duns Scotus and others.

What is Philosophy? A Few Thoughts from a Non-expert on the Passing of Derrida and Reactions to It Chris 2004

Chihara 1990) maintain that it doesn't matter what we really mean, that paraphrase nominalists aren't committed to the thesis that their paraphrases capture the real ordinary-language meanings of our mathematical sentences.

Platonism in Metaphysics Balaguer, Mark 2009

The argument has nothing to do with whether Socrates or Nocrates are nominalists or realists.

An Argument from Realism Against Naturalism about Human Beings 2008

Assuming again that the worlds are otherwise identical, let's ask Socrates and Nocrates whether they are nominalists or realists.

An Argument from Realism Against Naturalism about Human Beings 2008

The medievals were far better nominalists this way.

Matthew Yglesias » Linker Replies Again 2007

But the nominalists reject that there is a real distinction between existence and essence.

Clarification 2009

Whereas the components of a natural composition are realiter distinct matter and form for example, so think also the nominalists, the metaphysical components must not be.

Clarification 2009