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200 10$aAbstract entities /$fSam Cowling
205   $aFirst edition.
210  1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017.
215   $a1 online resource (293 pages)
225 1 $aNew Problems of Philosophy
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $a1. 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.
330   $aThe problem of abstract entities or objects is at the very heart of metaphysics, raising fundamental questions about existence and ontology.Some deny the very existence of abstract entities, others that there is a multitude of abstract entities. This book provides a thorough introduction to the problem of abstract entities, examining the fundamental theories and debates concerning them and weighing up competing arguments and solutions.
410  0$aNew problems of philosophy.
606   $aEntity (Philosophy)
606   $aAbstraction
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615  0$aAbstraction.
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