Properties

Edited by D. H. Mellor and Alex Oliver

Oxford:
Oxford University Press 1997, pp.vi+276

Introduction: D. H. Mellor and Alex Oliver
I Function and Concept: Gottlob Frege
II The World of Universals: Bertrand Russell
III On our Knowledge of Universals: Bertrand Russell
IV Universals: F. P. Ramsey
V On What There Is: W. V. Quine
VI Statements about Universals: Frank Jackson
VII 'Ostrich Nominalism' or 'Mirage Realism': Michael Devitt
VIII Against 'Ostrich' Nominalism: A Reply to Michael Devitt: D. M. Armstrong
IX On the Elements of Being: I: Donald C. Williams
X The Metaphysic of Abstract Particulars: Keith Campbell
XI Tropes: Chris Daly
XII Properties: D. M. Armstrong
XIII Modal Realism at Work: Properties: David Lewis
XIV New Work for a Theory of Universals: David Lewis
XV Causality and Properties: Sydney Shoemaker
XVI Properties and Predicates: D. H. Mellor

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Updated 12 January 2019

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