LEADER 03766oam 2200661I 450 001 9910820984803321 005 20240405170005.0 010 $a1-317-49000-2 010 $a1-317-49001-0 010 $a1-315-71079-X 010 $a1-282-92129-0 010 $a9786612921292 010 $a1-84465-327-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315710792 035 $a(CKB)2670000000060556 035 $a(EBL)1900165 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000674752 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11395983 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000674752 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10662485 035 $a(PQKB)10623419 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1900165 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1900165 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10455623 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL292129 035 $a(OCoLC)898771446 035 $a(OCoLC)958107899 035 $a(OCoLC)715185521 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135975 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781844653270 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000060556 100 $a20180706e20142001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUniversals /$fJ.P. Moreland 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 184 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCentral problems of philosophy 300 $aFirst published 2001 by Acumen. 311 $a1-902683-22-6 311 $a1-902683-23-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 The problem(s) of universals; 2 Extreme nominalism and properties; 3 Moderate nominalism and properties; 4 Minimalist realism: Wolterstorff's kinds and Armstrong's properties; 5 Traditional realism: properties are abstract objects; 6 Traditional realism: issues and objections; 7 The individuation of particulars; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThings are particulars and their qualities are universals, but do universals have an existence distinct from the particular things describable by those terms? And what must be their nature if they do? This book provides a careful and assured survey of the central issues of debate surrounding universals, in particular those issues that have been a crucial part of the emergence of contemporary analytic ontology. The book begins with a taxonomy of extreme nominalist, moderate nominalist, and realist positions on properties, and outlines the way each handles the phenomena of predication, resemblance, and abstract reference. The debate about properties and philosophical naturalism is also examined. Different forms of extreme nominalism, moderate nominalism, and minimalist realism are critiqued. Later chapters defend a traditional realist view of universals and examine the objections to realism from various infinite regresses, the difficulties in stating identity conditions for properties, and problems with realist accounts of knowledge of abstract objects. In addition the debate between Platonists and Aristotelians is examined alongside a discussion of the relationship between properties and an adequate theory of existence. The book's final chapter explores the problem of individuating particulars. The book makes accessible a difficult topic without blunting the sophistication of argument required by a more advanced readership. 410 0$aCentral problems of philosophy. 606 $aUniversals (Philosophy) 615 0$aUniversals (Philosophy) 676 $a111.2 700 $aMoreland$b James Porter$f1948-,$0859521 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820984803321 996 $aUniversals$94050948 997 $aUNINA