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Ideas for 'From an Ontological Point of View', 'De Ente et Essentia (Being and Essence)' and 'Plurals and Complexes'

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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 2. Need for Universals
Universals explain one-over-many relations, and similar qualities, and similar behaviour [Heil]
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / d. Forms critiques
If the form of 'human' contains 'many', Socrates isn't human; if it contains 'one', Socrates is Plato [Aquinas]
How could you tell if the universals were missing from a world of instances? [Heil]