Resembling Particulars: What Nominalism?

Metaphysica 8 (2):165-178 (2007)
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Abstract

This paper examines a recent proposal for reviving so-called resemblance nominalism. It is argued that, although consistent, it naturally leads to trope theory upon examination for reasons having to do with the appeal of neutrality as regards certain non-trivial ontological theses.

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Matteo Morganti
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Sellarsian Particulars.Matteo Morganti - 2012 - Acta Analytica 27 (3):293-306.

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