| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 262 pages) |
| Series |
Eide : foundations of ontology ; volume 9 |
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Eide ; v. 9.
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| Contents |
Introduction ; Mirage Realism Revisited ; 1 Introduction ; 2 The one over many problem ; 3 Devitt's charge of mirage realism ; 4 The one over many problem and Armstrong's world of states of affairs ; 5 Instantiation as partial identity |
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6 The one over many problem and the Platonic view of universals Ostrich Nominalism or Ostrich Platonism? ; 1 What is it like to be an ostrich? ; 2 The argument from gross facts ; 3 The harlot argument ; 4 The truthmaker argument ; 5 Sketch for a Platonic theory of predication |
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6 Concluding remarks In Defense of Transcendent Universals ; 1 Armstrong's ontological method ; 2 Armstrong's primary critique of transcendent realism ; 3 A reply to the primary critique ; 4 "How can distinct particulars have the same properties?" ; 5 Arguments, not explanations |
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Armstrong and Tropes 1 Universals and tropes ; 2 Tropes and substances ; 3 Armstrong's objections to trope nominalism ; 4 Answers to the objections ; 5 Some advantages of trope nominalism ; 6 Remaining problems for the trope nominalist ; 7 Conclusion ; Tropes: For and Against |
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1 Introduction 2 Tropes and the one over many ; 3 Armstrong on what is the 'best' version of the trope view ; 4 Armstrong on why there are no tropes ; 5 Piling, swapping, and 'Hochberg's argument' ; 6 Laws of nature and resemblance ; Facts: An Essay in Aporetics ; 1 Introduction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 30, 2016) |
| Subject |
Armstrong, D. M. (David Malet), 1926-2014.
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| SUBJECT |
Armstrong, D. M. (David Malet), 1926-2014 fast |
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Metaphysics.
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Realism.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Metaphysics
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metaphysics.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Metaphysics
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Realism
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Science -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Calemi, Francesco F., editor.
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| LC no. |
2015048405 |
| ISBN |
9783110455915 |
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3110455919 |
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9783110455007 |
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3110455005 |
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9783110455922 |
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3110455927 |
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9783110578263 |
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3110578263 |
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