Ockham, Adams and Connotation: A Critical Notice of Marilyn Adams, William Ockham

Abstract

If I had written this book, I could die a happy man. I did not write it, but still I can join mediaevalists everywhere in celebrating its publication. In what follows, I will first discuss the contents of Adams's book (Section I), its intended audience (Section II), and some defects in the actual production of the volumes (Section III). Then I will turn to theoretical matters, and discuss certain difficulties and suggestions I find in Ockham's theory of connotation (Sections IV-VI).