Resemblance nominalism: a solution to the problem of universals

"Gardeners, poets, lovers, and philosophers are all interested in the redness of roses, but only philosophers wonder how it is that two different roses can share the same property. Are red things red because they resemble each other? Or do they resemble each other because they are red? Since th...

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Main Author: Rodríguez Pereyra, Gonzalo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon Press 2002
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:"Gardeners, poets, lovers, and philosophers are all interested in the redness of roses, but only philosophers wonder how it is that two different roses can share the same property. Are red things red because they resemble each other? Or do they resemble each other because they are red? Since the 1970s philosophers have tended to favour the latter view, and held that a satisfactory account of properties must involve the postulation of either universals or tropes. But Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra revives the dormant alternative theory of resemblance nominalism, showing first that it can withstand the attacks of such eminent opponents as Goodman and Armstrong, and then that there are reasons to prefer it to its rival theories. The clarity and rigour of his arguments will challenge metaphysicians to rethink their views on properties."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XII, 238 S.
ISBN:0199243778

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