Ideas from 'Properties' by Douglas Edwards [2014], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Properties' by Edwards,Douglas [Polity 2014,978-0-7456-6175-9]].

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 2. Need for Properties

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We accept properties because of type/tokens, reference, and quantification

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 10. Properties as Predicates

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Quineans say that predication is primitive and inexplicable

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism

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Resemblance nominalism requires a second entity to explain 'the rose is crimson'

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

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That a whole is prior to its parts ('priority monism') is a view gaining in support