Quasi-Universals, philosophy: quasi-Universal is an expression by D.M. Armstrong (Armstrong, “What is a Law of Nature?”, Cambridge, 1983, p. 79ff) for an artificial extension of a universal by adding an additional determination. E.g. animal or when thinking, then robot. See also universalism, nominalism, realism, extension._____________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. |