Universals
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Universals

An Opinionated Introduction

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eBook - ePub

Universals

An Opinionated Introduction

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In this short text, a distinguished philosopher turns his attention to one of the oldest and most fundamental philosophical problems of all: How it is that we are able to sort and classify different things as being of the same natural class? Professor Armstrong carefully sets out six major theories, ancient, modern, and contemporary, and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each. Recognizing that there are no final victories or defeats in metaphysics, Armstrong nonetheless defends a traditional account of universals as the most satisfactory theory we have.This study is written for advanced students, but as Armstrong goes considerably beyond his earlier work on this topic, it will interest professional scholars as well. Carefully plotted and clearly written, Universals is both a paradigm of exposition and a case study on the value of careful analysis of fundamental issues in philosophy.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
ISBN
9780429972249
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 THE PROBLEM
  9. 2 PRIMITIVE NATURAL CLASSES
  10. 3 RESEMBLANCE NOMINALISM
  11. 4 PARTICULARS AS BUNDLES OF UNIVERSALS
  12. 5 UNIVERSALS AS ATTRIBUTES
  13. 6 TROPES
  14. 7 SUMMING UP
  15. References
  16. Index