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 St. Schiffer - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments
 
Universals: Universals are expressions for what objects can have in common, such as a particular color. Examples of universals are redness, roundness, value. The ontological status of universals as something independent of thought - that is, their existence - is controversial. What is undisputed is that we form terms to generalize and use them successfully. See also General terms, Generality, Generalization, Ontology, Existence, Conceptual realism, Realism, Ideas, Methexis, Sortals, Conceptualism, Nominalism.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.
 
Author Item    More concepts for author
Armstrong, David M. Universals   Armstrong
Bigelow, John Universals   Bigelow
Brandom, Robert Universals   Brandom
Cavell, Stanley Universals   Cavell
Chisholm, Roderick Universals   Chisholm
Chomsky, Noam Universals   Chomsky
Deacon, Terrence W. Universals   Deacon
Forrest, Peter Universals   Forrest
Kripke, Saul A. Universals   Kripke
Lewis, David K. Universals   Lewis
Martin, Charles B. Universals   Martin
Meixner, Uwe Universals   Meixner
Millikan, Ruth Universals   Millikan
Place, Ullin Thomas Universals   Place
Quine, W.V.O. Universals   Quine
Russell, Bertrand Universals   Russell
Schiffer, Stephen Universals   Schiffer
Searle, John R. Universals   Searle
Strawson, Peter F. Universals   Strawson

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