Ideas from 'Tropes' by John Bacon [2008], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy' (ed/tr Stanford University) [plato.stanford.edu ,-]].

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes

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A trope is a bit of a property or relation (not an exemplification or a quality)

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Trope theory is ontologically parsimonious, with possibly only one-category

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Individuals consist of 'compresent' tropes

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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Maybe possible worlds are just sets of possible tropes