Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Stilpo, E.J. Lowe and Damon
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals
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Nominalists believe that only particulars exist [Lowe]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism
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Two things can only resemble one another in some respect, and that may reintroduce a universal [Lowe]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 3. Predicate Nominalism
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'Is non-self-exemplifying' is a predicate which cannot denote a property (as it would be a contradiction) [Lowe]
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Not all predicates can be properties - 'is non-self-exemplifying', for example [Lowe]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 5. Class Nominalism
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If 'blueness' is a set of particulars, there is danger of circularity, or using universals, in identifying the set [Lowe]
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