Frege's Hidden Nominalism

SOME philosophical pieces are like symphonies, others like quartets. This one is merely an ontological theme with variations. After I have introduced the theme, it will be seen that Exemplification versus Mapping is a very good name for it. The phrase does not signify, though, except to one already familiar with the theme. That is why I did not choose it as a title. All but the last of the variations are comments on Frege's ontology, though as such they are highly selective.' This is one reason for the title I chose. The other is that I hope to draw expository advantage from its shock value

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