Kingdoms and crowds: William Ockham on the ontology of social groups

British Journal for the History of Philosophy 29 (1):24-44 (2020)
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This paper reconstructs William of Ockham's account of the ontology of social groups. Across his writings, Ockham mentions kingdoms, religious orders, crowds, people, armies, and cor...

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original Pelletier, Jenny (2021) "Kingdoms and crowds: William Ockham on the ontology of social groups". British Journal for the History of Philosophy 29(1):24-44

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