How to Individuate Universals—Or Not
Date
2013Author
Davis, Richard Brian, 1963-Type
ArticleKeyword
Moreland, James Porter, 1948-; Universals (Philosophy); Individuation (Philosophy); Mereological wholes; Bare particularsMetadata
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Davis, Richard Brian. “How to Individuate Universals—Or Not.” Axiomathes 23, no. 3 (2013): 551-566. DOI: 10.1007/s10516-012-9196-xAbstract
In a recent article in this journal, J. P. Moreland (2013) extends his theory of individuation to include universals. In this note, I show how Moreland’s novel proposal leads to the unwanted conclusion that every concrete particular exists of necessity and has but a single essential property.Publisher
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