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A THEORY OF UNIVERSALS UNIVERSALS AND SCIENTIFIC REALISM VOLUME 2 by David Malet Armstrong is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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This is a study, in two volumes, of one of the longest-standing philosophical problems: the problem of universals. In volume I David Armstrong surveys and criticizes the main approaches and solutions to the problems that have been canvassed, rejecting the various forms of nominalism and 'Platonic' realism. In volume II he develops an important theory of his own, an objective theory of universals based not on linguistic conventions, but on the actual and potential findings of natural science. He

Who reads A THEORY OF UNIVERSALS UNIVERSALS AND SCIENTIFIC REALISM VOLUME 2?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
David Malet Armstrong
Publisher
Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press
Published
1980
Language
EN
ISBN
9780521280327
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Philosophy, Science, Mathematics
Rating
4.9 / 5 (11 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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