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| Instantiation: Instantiation is the creation of a specific example of something from a general concept or template. See also Universals, Exemplification, Generality, Occurrance._____________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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John Bigelow on Instantiation - Dictionary of Arguments
I 39 Instantiation/Universal/Antisymmetry/Bigelow/Pargetter: Instantiation is an antisymmetric relation: If x instantiates y, y cannot inversely instantiate x. Order: from the antisymmetry arises an order that can be a) linear b) a tree structure. For example, the relation "parents of". >Asymmetries, >Relations, >Universals. I 94 Instantiation/Bigelow/Pargetter: (see above Chapter 2) cannot be a universal itself. (Example: chemical molecules require more than one instance of a universal, the element. Absurd: 2 hydrogen atoms cannot be two different universals within one molecule). Universals/Strawson: (1959)(1) there is a "non-relational connection" between a particular and a universal. Armstrong: (1978)(2): ditto. >Universals/Armstrong, >Universals/Strawson. 1. Strawson, P.F. (1959). Individuals: An essay in descriptive metyphasics. London: Methuen. 2. Armstrong, D.M. (1978). Universals and scientific realism. Cambridge University Press._____________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. |
Big I J. Bigelow, R. Pargetter Science and Necessity Cambridge 1990 |
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