D. M. Armstrong, David Malet Armstrong

A Theory of Universals

Volume 2: Universals and Scientific Realism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a study, in two volumes, of one of the longest-standing philosophical problems: the problem of universals. In volume II he develops an important theory of his own, an objective theory of universals based not on linguistic conventions, but on actual and potential findings on natural science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9780521280327
• ISBN-10: 052128032X
• Artikelnr.: 24964652

Inhaltsangabe

The argument of Volume I
Part IV. Predicates and Universals: 13. Relations between predicates and universals
14. Rejection of disjunctive and negative universals
15. Acceptance of conjunctive universals
16. The identification of universals
17. Different semantic correlations between predicates and universals
18. Properties
19. Relations
Part VI. The Analysis of Resemblance: 20. The resemblance of particulars
21. The resemblance of universals (I): criticism of received accounts
22. The resemblance of universals (II): a new account
Part VII. Higher-Order Universals: 23. Higher-order properties
24. Higher-order relations
Conclusion
Glossary
Indices.