Book Overview
Things are particulars and their qualities are universals, but do universals have an existence distinct from the particular things? And what must be their nature if they do? This book provides a careful and assured survey of the central issues of debate surrounding universals, in particular those issues that have been a crucial part of the emergence of contemporary analytic ontology.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0773522697
ISBN13:9780773522695
Release Date:April 2001
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
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Realist Defense of Universals
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is an excellent critique of nominalist and extreme nominalist views regarding universals, and a strong defense of the realist position. This should be required reading for everyone studying metaphysics. While arguing persuasively for his position, Moreland fairly and comprehensively explains every major position in this dispute (which is foundational to the rest of philosophy). It is perhaps too advanced for all but the most dedicated undergraduates, but it is accessible to graduate level students with little previous training in philosophy. Numerous charts illustrate key distinctions and make the book particularly helpful for reviewing the competing positions.Dr. Moreland is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Biola University, where he teaches in the MA Philosophy of Religion and Ethics program.This book is part of Mc-Gill-Queen's University Press' Central Problems of Philosophy series.
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