Resemblance theories of properties
The paper aims to develop a resemblance theory of properties that technically improves on past versions. The theory is based on a comparative resemblance predicate. In combination with other resources, it solves the various technical problems besetting resemblance nominalism. The paper's second...
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| description | The paper aims to develop a resemblance theory of properties that technically improves on past versions. The theory is based on a comparative resemblance predicate. In combination with other resources, it solves the various technical problems besetting resemblance nominalism. The paper's second main aim is to indicate that previously proposed resemblance theories that solve the technical problems, including the comparative theory, are nominalistically unacceptable and have controversial philosophical commitments. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:b3ec86f6-d46a-4ac6-89b8-fa84513ec6e02022-03-27T04:22:34ZResemblance theories of propertiesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:b3ec86f6-d46a-4ac6-89b8-fa84513ec6e0EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2012Paseau, AThe paper aims to develop a resemblance theory of properties that technically improves on past versions. The theory is based on a comparative resemblance predicate. In combination with other resources, it solves the various technical problems besetting resemblance nominalism. The paper's second main aim is to indicate that previously proposed resemblance theories that solve the technical problems, including the comparative theory, are nominalistically unacceptable and have controversial philosophical commitments. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. |
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| title | Resemblance theories of properties |
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| title_short | Resemblance theories of properties |
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