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All the ideas for 'Universals and Particulars', 'The Modularity of Mind' and 'Universals'

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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
8495 The distinction between particulars and universals is a mistake made because of language [Ramsey]
8493 We could make universals collections of particulars, or particulars collections of their qualities [Ramsey]
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / c. Self-predication
4442 Most thinkers now reject self-predication (whiteness is NOT white) so there is no Third Man problem [Armstrong]
8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism
8494 Obviously 'Socrates is wise' and 'Socrates has wisdom' express the same fact [Ramsey]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind
22186 Mental modules are specialised, automatic, and isolated [Fodor, by Okasha]