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Full Idea
Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ.
Gist of Idea
Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ
Source
DH Mellor / A Oliver (Introduction to 'Properties' [1997], §1)
Book Ref
'Properties', ed/tr. Mellor,D.H. /Oliver,A [OUP 1997], p.1
A Reaction
Note that this definition does not mention a causal role for properties.
4027 | Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver] |
4039 | Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver] |
4029 | Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver] |
4037 | Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver] |