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'Introduction to 'Properties'', ''Ostrich Nominalism' or 'Mirage Realism'?' and 'Theaetetus'
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
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Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 12. Denial of Properties
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Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
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Realism doesn't explain 'a is F' any further by saying it is 'a has F-ness' [Devitt]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals
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The particular/universal distinction is unhelpful clutter; we should accept 'a is F' as basic [Devitt]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / c. Nominalism about abstracta
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Quineans take predication about objects as basic, not reference to properties they may have [Devitt]
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