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Universals (Paperback)
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Universals (Paperback)
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Things are particulars and their qualities are universals, but do
universals have an existence distinct from the particular things
describable by those terms? And what must be their nature if they
do? This book provides a careful and assured survey of the central
issues of debate surrounding universals, in particular those issues
that have been a crucial part of the emergence of contemporary
analytic ontology. The book begins with a taxonomy of extreme
nominalist, moderate nominalist, and realist positions on
properties, and outlines the way each handles the phenomena of
predication, resemblance, and abstract reference. The debate about
properties and philosophical naturalism is also examined. Different
forms of extreme nominalism, moderate nominalism, and minimalist
realism are critiqued. Later chapters defend a traditional realist
view of universals and examine the objections to realism from
various infinite regresses, the difficulties in stating identity
conditions for properties, and problems with realist accounts of
knowledge of abstract objects. In addition, the debate between
Platonists and Aristotelians is examined alongside a discussion of
the relationship between properties and an adequate theory of
existence. The book's final chapter explores the problem of
individuating particulars. The book makes accessible a difficult
topic without blunting the sophistication of argument required by a
more advanced readership.
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