01987oam 2200505I 450 991016387620332120240505194555.01-351-97062-31-315-26661-X1-351-97063-110.4324/9781315266619 (CKB)3710000001051213(MiAaPQ)EBC4799863(OCoLC)973045798(EXLCZ)99371000000105121320180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAbstract entities /Sam CowlingFirst edition.London ;New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (293 pages)New Problems of Philosophy1-138-82759-2 1-138-82758-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. The case for platonism -- 2. The abstract-concrete distinction -- 3. Paradox, parsimony, and infinite regresses -- 4. Causal concerns -- 5. Non-uniqueness -- 6. Modal objections -- 7. Nominalist options.The problem of abstract entities or objects is at the very heart of metaphysics, raising fundamental questions about existence and ontology.Some deny the very existence of abstract entities, others that there is a multitude of abstract entities. This book provides a thorough introduction to the problem of abstract entities, examining the fundamental theories and debates concerning them and weighing up competing arguments and solutions.New problems of philosophy.Entity (Philosophy)AbstractionEntity (Philosophy)Abstraction.111Cowling Sam.976261MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910163876203321Abstract entities2223843UNINA