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Property: what can be ascribed to an object in order to distinguish it from other objects. In philosophy, there is debate about whether properties exist or whether "bare particulars" exist. Expressions for properties are predicates. Not every predicate will refer to a property. See also quantification over properties, 2nd order logic, HOL, completeness._____________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. | |||
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Robert Nozick on Properties - Dictionary of Arguments
II 112 f indexical properties: differ - e.g. property "P": "to be reflexive self referential" (non-indexical) - E.g. indexically: "to be me" - all people have P, but the "to be me" is different. The (different) indexical properties arise from the property P. >Index words, >Indexicality. II 113 Properties/tradition/Nozick: are eternal and immutable - NozickVs: E.g. The property, to be president of the United States, was not always there. >Timeless, >Time, >Objects, >Predication, >Attribution. II 633 Properties/emergence/N.R.Hanson: atoms and particles do not have the characteristics that they should explain. >Emergence, >Explanation, >Causal explanation._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
No I R. Nozick Philosophical Explanations Oxford 1981 No II R., Nozick The Nature of Rationality 1994 |