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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107498341
ISBN-139781107498341
eBay Product ID (ePID)242844700
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Number of Pages241 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameProblem of Universals in Contemporary Philosophy
SubjectEpistemology, General
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael J. Loux
Subject AreaPhilosophy
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.1 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-003493
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal111/.2
Table Of ContentIntroduction Gabriele Galluzzo and Michael J. Loux; 1. An exercise in constituent ontology Michael J. Loux; 2. Against ontological structure Peter Van Inwagen; 3. In defense of substantial universals E. J. Lowe; 4. A kind farewell to Platonism: for an Aristotelian understanding of kinds and properties Gabriele Galluzzo; 5. Universals in a world of particulars John Heil; 6. Is trope theory a divided house? Robert K. Garcia; 7. Tropes and the generality of laws Sophie Gibb; 8. On the origins of order: non-symmetric or only symmetric relation? Fraser MacBride; 9. States of affairs and the relation regress Anna-Sofia Maurin.
SynopsisAre there any universal entities? Or is the world populated only by particular things? The problem of universals is one of the most fascinating and enduring topics in the history of metaphysics, with roots in ancient and medieval philosophy. This collection of new essays provides an innovative overview of the contemporary debate on universals. Rather than focusing exclusively on the traditional opposition between realism and nominalism, the contributors explore the complexity of the debate and illustrate a broad range of positions within both the realist and the nominalist camps. Realism is viewed through the lens of the distinction between constituent and relational ontologies, while nominalism is reconstructed in light of the controversy over the notion of trope. The result is a fresh picture of contemporary metaphysics, in which traditional strategies of dealing with the problem of universals are both reaffirmed and called into question., The problem of universals is one of the most fascinating and enduring topics in the history of metaphysics, with roots in ancient and medieval philosophy. The contributors to this book provide a critical, up-to-date and original overview of the contemporary debate on the problem of universals.
LC Classification NumberB105.U5P765 2018
