Ideas of John Bacon, by Theme

[Australian, fl. 1997, At the University of Sydney.]

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes
A trope is a bit of a property or relation (not an exemplification or a quality)
Trope theory is ontologically parsimonious, with possibly only one-category
Individuals consist of 'compresent' tropes
10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds
Maybe possible worlds are just sets of possible tropes