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[filed under theme 9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 4. Type Identity ]

Full Idea

Armstrong conflates the type-token distinction with that between universals and particulars.

Gist of Idea

The type-token distinction is the universal-particular distinction

Source

report of David M. Armstrong (A Theory of Universals [1978], xiii,16/17) by Harold Hodes - Logicism and Ontological Commits. of Arithmetic 147 n23

Book Ref

-: 'Journal of Philosophy' [-], p.147


A Reaction

This seems quite reasonable, even if you don’t believe in the reality of universals. I'm beginning to think we should just use the term 'general' instead of 'universal'. 'Type' also seems to correspond to 'set', with the 'token' as the 'member'.