How does the intellect acquire universals?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: By using intellect we can form ideas from the images stored in imagination. senses take in the sensible form of a cat, intellect stores imagine in imagination, universals form the idea.

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Modus Ponens is always valid

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Protagoras taught that people should follow the traditions of their society because these traditions

a. came from the gods. b. can be shown by reason to be the only correct ones. c. are practically useful. d. are based on nature’s laws and are, therefore, true.

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Descartes first wrote Rules for the Direction of the Mind

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James' attitude, unlike Clifford's attitude, is "We should play it safe and avoid falling into error at all costs."

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