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Full Idea
The theory of Forms is not a theory of universals but a first attempt to explain how predication, the application of a single term to many objects - now considered one of the most elementary operations of language - is possible.
Gist of Idea
Forms are not a theory of universals, but an attempt to explain how predication is possible
Source
Alexander Nehamas (Introduction to 'Virtues of Authenticity' [1999], p.xxvii)
Book Ref
Nehamas,Alexander: 'Virtues of Authenticity' [Princeton 1999], p.-10
17944 | 'Episteme' is better translated as 'understanding' than as 'knowledge' [Nehamas] |
17945 | Forms are not a theory of universals, but an attempt to explain how predication is possible [Nehamas] |
17946 | Only Tallness really is tall, and other inferior tall things merely participate in the tallness [Nehamas] |