Tactically, conceptualism is no doubt the strongest positio… - Willard Van Orman Quine

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Tactically, conceptualism is no doubt the strongest position of the three; for the tired nominalist can lapse into conceptualism and still allay his puritanic conscience with the reflection that he has not quite taken to eating lotus with the Platonists.

Willard Van Orman Quine

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Willard Van Orman Quine (25 June 1908 – 25 December 2000) was an influential 20th Century American philosopher and logician.

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Alternative Names: W. V. Quine • Quien • W. V. O. Quine

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