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'From an Ontological Point of View', 'The Logical Basis of Metaphysics' and 'Universals'
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 9. Qualities
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I think of properties as simultaneously dispositional and qualitative [Heil]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 10. Properties as Predicates
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A predicate applies truly if it picks out a real property of objects [Heil]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes
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A theory of universals says similarity is identity of parts; for modes, similarity is primitive [Heil]
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Tropes are like Hume's 'impressions', conceived as real rather than as ideal [Moreland]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / b. Critique of tropes
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A colour-trope cannot be simple (as required), because it is spread in space, and so it is complex [Moreland]
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In 'four colours were used in the decoration', colours appear to be universals, not tropes [Moreland]
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