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Full Idea
I shall divert the word 'trope' to stand for the abstract particular which is, so to speak, the occurrence of an essence.
Gist of Idea
A 'trope' is an abstract particular, the occurrence of an essence
Source
Donald C. Williams (On the Elements of Being: I [1953], p.115)
Book Ref
'Properties', ed/tr. Mellor,D.H. /Oliver,A [OUP 1997], p.115
A Reaction
Thus tropes entered philosophical discussion. Presumably the precedent for an 'abstract particular' would be a particular occurrence of the number 7.
8508 | A 'trope' is an abstract particular, the occurrence of an essence [Williams,DC] |
8509 | A world is completely constituted by its tropes and their connections [Williams,DC] |
8510 | 'Socrates is wise' means a concurrence sum contains a member of a similarity set [Williams,DC] |