Plurality and Continuity
David A. J. Seargent
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Paperback. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
by D. M. Armstrong In the history of the discussion of the problem of universals, G. F. Stout has an honoured, and special. place. For the Nominalist, meaning by that term a philosopher who holds that existence of repeatables - kinds, sorts, type- and the indubitable existence of general terms, is a problem. The Nominalist's opponent, the Realist, escapes the Nominalist's difficulty by postulating universals. He then faces difficulties of his own. Is he to place these universals in a special realm? Or is he to bring them down to earth: perhaps turning them into repeatable properties of particulars (universalia ... Read more
by D. M. Armstrong In the history of the discussion of the problem of universals, G. F. Stout has an honoured, and special. place. For the Nominalist, meaning by that term a philosopher who holds that existence of repeatables - kinds, sorts, type- and the indubitable existence of general terms, is a problem. The Nominalist's opponent, the Realist, escapes the Nominalist's difficulty by postulating universals. He then faces difficulties of his own. Is he to place these universals in a special realm? Or is he to bring them down to earth: perhaps turning them into repeatable properties of particulars (universalia ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
Series
Nijhoff International Philosophy Series
Number of Pages
139
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401087698
SKU
V9789401087698
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