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standard name of the universal in ordinary English usage: What is the name of the universal distinctive of chairs? "Chair" in English is used not only as a subject (as in "The chair is broken"), but also as a predicate (as in "That is a chair"). So to generate a name for the universal distinctive of chairs, take the predicate "chair" and add "ness", which yields "chairness".
381:, nonphysical, non-mental entities to which words such as "sameness", "circularity", and "beauty" refer. Particulars are the referents of proper names, such as "Phaedo," or of definite descriptions that identify single objects, such as the phrase, "that person over there". Other metaphysical theories may use the terminology of universals to describe physical entities. 384:
Plato's examples of what we might today call universals included mathematical and geometrical ideas such as a circle and natural numbers as universals. Plato's views on universals did, however, vary across several different discussions. In some cases, Plato spoke as if the perfect circle functioned
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and adding the suffix "ness", "ity", or "hood". For example, the universal that is distinctive of left-handers may be formed by taking the predicate "left-handed" and adding "ness", which yields the name "left-handedness". The principle is most helpful in cases where there is not an established or
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is what particular things have in common, namely characteristics or qualities. In other words, universals are repeatable or recurrent entities that can be instantiated or exemplified by many particular things. For example, suppose there are two chairs in a room, each of which is green. These two
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Nominalists hold that universals are not real mind-independent entities but either merely concepts (sometimes called "conceptualism") or merely names. Nominalists typically argue that properties are abstract particulars (like tropes) rather than universals.
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are similar or agree in attribute, namely in having the attribute of greenness. The issue is how to account for this sort of agreement in attribute among things.
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is an ancient problem in metaphysics on the existence of universals. The problem arises from attempts to account for the phenomenon of
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Contemporary realists agree with the thesis that universals are multiply-exemplifiable entities. Examples include by
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distinguishes between "extreme" and "moderate" nominalism. Examples of nominalists include Buddhist logicians and
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Lewis, D. (1983), "New work for a theory of universals". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. Vol. 61, No. 4.
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is used mainly by English-speaking philosophers to generate convenient, concise names for universals or
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in a particular object (a specific dog, red thing, or object between other things).
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Taking a broader view, the main positions are generally considered classifiable as:
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to be universals, although some prominent philosophers do, such as John Bigelow.
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There are many philosophical positions regarding universals. Taking "
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Characteristic or qualities that particular things have in common
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metaphysics
chairness
types or kinds
properties
relations
abstract
particulars
concrete
D. M. Armstrong
classes
Problem of universals
problem of universals
similarity
grass
Granny Smith apples
beauty
Idealism

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