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'The Nature of Things', 'Universals' and 'How there could be a private language'
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 5. Natural Properties
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The naturalness of a class depends as much on the observers as on the objects [Quinton]
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Properties imply natural classes which can be picked out by everybody [Quinton]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
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The distinction between particulars and universals is a mistake made because of language [Ramsey]
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We could make universals collections of particulars, or particulars collections of their qualities [Ramsey]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals
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Uninstantiated properties must be defined using the instantiated ones [Quinton]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism
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Obviously 'Socrates is wise' and 'Socrates has wisdom' express the same fact [Ramsey]
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