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'From an Ontological Point of View', 'Science and Hypothesis' and 'What is a Law of Nature?'
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
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Universals are just the repeatable features of a world [Armstrong]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 2. Need for Universals
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Realist regularity theories of laws need universals, to pick out the same phenomena [Armstrong]
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Universals explain one-over-many relations, and similar qualities, and similar behaviour [Heil]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 3. Instantiated Universals
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Past, present and future must be equally real if universals are instantiated [Armstrong]
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Universals are abstractions from their particular instances [Armstrong, by Lewis]
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Universals are abstractions from states of affairs [Armstrong]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / d. Forms critiques
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How could you tell if the universals were missing from a world of instances? [Heil]
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