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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes
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Trope theory says blueness is a real feature of objects, but not the same as an identical blue found elsewhere [Lowe]
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Maybe a cushion is just a bundle of tropes, such as roundness, blueness and softness [Lowe]
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Tropes seem to be abstract entities, because they can't exist alone, but must come in bundles [Lowe]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
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The category of universals can be sub-divided into properties and relations [Lowe]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals
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Nominalists believe that only particulars exist [Lowe]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 3. Predicate Nominalism
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'Is non-self-exemplifying' is a predicate which cannot denote a property (as it would be a contradiction) [Lowe]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 5. Class Nominalism
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If 'blueness' is a set of particulars, there is danger of circularity, or using universals, in identifying the set [Lowe]
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