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15436 | Universals are meant to give an account of resemblance [Lewis] |
Full Idea: Perhaps the main job of a theory of universals is to give an account of resemblance. | |
From: David Lewis (Against Structural Universals [1986], 'Why believe') | |
A reaction: This invites the quick reply, popular with some nominalists, of taking resemblance as primitive, and hence beyond explanation. |