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'Structures and Structuralism in Phil of Maths', 'Philosophy of Mathematics' and 'Abstract Objects'
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
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Realists take universals to be the referrents of both adjectives and of nouns [Hale]
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It is doubtful if one entity, a universal, can be picked out by both predicates and abstract nouns [Hale]
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If F can't have location, there is no problem of things having F in different locations [Hale]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / c. Nominalism about abstracta
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Objections to Frege: abstracta are unknowable, non-independent, unstatable, unindividuated [Hale]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 6. Mereological Nominalism
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A nominalist might avoid abstract objects by just appealing to mereological sums [Reck/Price]
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